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Identifier: wwu:12035
Title: Weekly Messenger - 1926 July 9
Date: 1926-07-09
Digital Collection: Western Front Historical Collection
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1926_0709 ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1926 July 9 - Page 1 ---------- (W;$l WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL^ BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON ^Sfe!|si;l3sii9s f Fbnrtfc) * ? ^ ^ ^ ; ^ we:ci i't help wonderinjg why: it-.'is. that i m a n i a s to cut his jpanis; oif at hisMmees in. orderitov play &a
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 1926_0709 ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1926 July 9 - Page 1 ---------- (W;$l WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL^ BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON ^Sfe!|si;l3sii9s f Fbnrtfc) * ? ^ ^ ^ ; ^ we:ci i't help wonde
Show more1926_0709 ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1926 July 9 - Page 1 ---------- (W;$l WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL^ BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON ^Sfe!|si;l3sii9s f Fbnrtfc) * ? ^ ^ ^ ; ^ we:ci i't help wonderinjg why: it-.'is. that i m a n i a s to cut his jpanis; oif at hisMmees in. orderitov play ' golf» W h y i s i t , Angus?:. •': ANYWAY, IT TAKES US AMERICANS TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE "HIT IT, AND CHASE IT" GAME. Rumor his it that the gali-vantin' Thespians shdtild be watched whenever they do have that beach party* William Jennings Bryan Bat Eye McGrraw Hank HanMns was seen sneaking around the bushes in the near vicinity of Birch Bay a couple of nights ago^—and he had something bulky under his overcoat. / WHERE WORDS ARE FUTULE. It's too bad, Florence Kern, about your cold. We know just how to feel for you. Isn't it terible to think of what these •innocent little wienie roasts will do for one? ... . WE'RE ALL KINDA MAD Jl Herald Teen Schmidty, of nkelele fame, is sore because he didn't get a bid to the rcent pajama party at Edens Hall. Feeble Faculty Wit: Bond: "Only 175 days left till Christmas- do your shopping early." JMarquis": " F i f t y years from now you'll be reading Tietters from W. ,. J. Marquis to his Sons/ "• Jloppe: (to the members of his cast) "We're putting on this play next Friday, evening. As many as possible try and be out." ;33dens: (while studying "Vision of Sir Launfal) "It. it possible that none of you can think of anything 'rarer than a day in June?' I can ;'.. —a night in June." Bunt: (commenting on current fic- " tipn)v "Harold Beir Wright ' and 'James Oliver Curwood went / to a Sunday School picnic, came home ,- gt;' and then wrote about it." ;Sehome Sally S e z : v \ .• /•'/.; ; / The reason;;why most people • like to go swimming' is so they (can ^standr around,/the ;firey.and^ •'.'• warm themselves. ':'•.'•_ pppprtnnity.'•'{ for Students" rto Learn Correct Posture • and Better Personal Appearance, FUTURE MANY POINTS Classes to Begin Inmiediately Under Personal Direction of -Miss Foley and Miss Frank. Instruction in correct posture and improvement in personal appearance': will be offered by the! Physical Education department. This; is an opportunity for.those who wish to have a better understanding in regard to a correct mechanical use of. the' body, Teaching is"inevitably and essentially a social process; hence one of the most/ important qualifications of a teacher is a good teaching personality. This involves among many things: Physical control—^that is characterized by assurance and confidence. / Posture—that is erect. Alertness of Movement. A voice^-that is clear and pleasing, even in general tone but capable of modulation to express different shades of meaning. Address—meaning the ability to meet people. with poise and unaffected interest and sincerity. Tact—meaning the, ready-power of appreciating a situation and the ability to act as circumstances require, v . ,'•••, Sympathy—the ability to put oneself in another's place and feel as he feels. Leadership—that is gained not through compulsion and coercion, but through real strength of character and a mastery of situations which others respect. Good posture may be defined in many ways: , ... . "An erect posture is an expression of intelligence and character." •"It is not a static • thing. It is that use of the body which is most effective in any situation; that bearing which best expresses the mental state appropriate for the occasion. Good posture i s , a thing of dignity, spirit, and grace, which has i t s roots imbedded in -a groundwork of good mechanics." ,. . "Good body mechanics means the correct poise and control of the body with the normal. f unetiohing of every .organ/' •Those who are interested in re-'' ceiving this special instruction please sign up in P; E. office,, room 17. Grass stains, sprained fingers, i and lots of fun; seem to^, characterize the Wednesday afternoon 'play bourdon the campus* /.;v;/ .yy^^-.+^f*. / lt; ^ v":With'':']p^^Frank,v;and, Mr. -Carver in charge, a steadily increasing crowd i i turning but.' 'Playground ball is played and no one is barred, regardless of, race,' creed, ,sex, .or abilities. Some fearful and wonderful.brand? of baseball have been' displayed. The swat kings (and queens) are finding their deadly eyes and are forcing the scrambling fielders all over~"the. grounds'in efforts to stop their hii- .ting rampages. '.''• . According to those in charge there are plenty of bats and balls and playing space, but not enough participants. ./ Remember! the day is every Wednesday, the hour is four, the place is the campus, and the object—fun. LOCAL GIRL GIVES PLEASING RECITAL Horterise Yule, Formerly of Bellingham, Delights Audience With Varied Program. Hortense Yule, recently of Chicago Musical College, gave her first local concert of this season in assembly, Tuesday morning, July 6, at 11 o'clock. Hazel Hammer Hill was accompanist. . Miss Yule, after graduating from Bellingham Normal, studied music in Seattle under Barbazon Lowther, in Bellingham under Harison Raymond, and in Chicago under Mable Sharp Hergien. She will continue her studies this winter in New York. In the program presented. Tuesday, the cameo clearness and simplicity with which Miss Yule' gave the wide range of interpretations was unusual in so young an artist. The Aria from "II re pastore," by Mozart, to which Arthur Thai played the violin ob-ligato, was enthusiastically encored. The first group was largely classical consisting of Spirate, pur Spir-ate, by Donaudy; Etienne Marul by Saint Saens;-L' Heure Silencieuse by Victor Staub and Alleuja by Mozart. However, it was "The Lass with the Delicate Air" which literally enraptured the audience. Miss Yule gave it with much "charm and grace. *'• Miss Yule possesses poise and! dignity in addition to her gifts as a singer with a wide scope of repertoire. ":«''•' WARS OF THE UNITED STATES RESPONSIBLE FOR HEAtiLINES AND EDITORIALS OF PAPERS Newspapers without editorials, without headlines and without news! Such were, the early newspapers of the United States. Today, without these we would feel that we hadn't a newspaper. These things were,the gifts''. of the . wars • •• of the ^United States to her newspapers. ; . Until the time; of the Revolution, newspapers were mere bulletins of shipping dates;"••editorial's•••".were: not allowed. In. fact;Benjamin Harris gave a .note "of dissatisfaction in his paper as to how affairs were being carried on in the j colonies and he was thrown tin;prison-and fined. :; /.,••/•' .'•;• After/this editors decided to play safe.{During the revolution,, however, the editors revoltedi 'and'/ gained th%. right ; to : print'/their personal, opinions. ^y;-_;\PJ :^-:^'^\.:f:-;.' :'r-J} ['•'. :';. The Mexican '•: war gave newspapers j ;the gt; war correspondent's.•lit began ;tp print^ news and the begiMings;; of feature stories "were" developed; Pony", .expresses, of -the ^best blooded ponies, ,and/besfr|y;kno^h; jbckeys /w^e- hire lt;Iv ito/'tak'e^the-ri^^ Orleansi'tb! Baltimore^/';•/:/•/•%:'-P-M by the Civil war. Before this time such captions as "War News" or "The Great War" headed the thrilling war stories. - The lead paragraph was also a product ' of the. Civil war. Before this, people had to wade through pages;of. dry material; then the main part of the Sstbry would be found buried in a paragraph near the end pf the story: • ( : ; ".. Although the United States was not engaged, in the Franco Prussian war it may here be meritioneay for .the' cable which until; this time had been used privately was- how introduced asVa news carrier;' ,: ; The: war with v Spaih:' gave the. streamer headlines. ''Deception often followed -.the use of these;; for a fold^-j ed ;paper wojild read "Big i Battle," ;Jhen'•••• under';the:; fold, in smalt type ^vould'•-[ be ' addedi "Expected Tpmbr-: JOW;''•;'"';• -:\Sp' .~;.^:'TV';.: t'- u- - :y:^P'y A'': ' ^ • T h e ^ : ^ r l d 3 ^ a x v / ^ g^ ;|papi^v!;a'J;^iiniian^mt itduch^;^ • ;it! !$^'' aifj gt; ^a^/intieri^it am:w^ld[;affi'! :fjMra;Af;:It^afJ;;hp;' ^^y^^oc^i^n4^r?Sib^: c^ Upton Close, I^fesspr, Writer^ and A^^ntureri Thrills by Relating Many Experiences; This morning the regular assembly was addressed by Upton Close, (Josef -Washington flail);., member of Explorer's Club, well %nown magar zine writer, adventurer and,, former revOlutibnary leader' in China, now University ; Of Washington lecturer oii Pacific Asia, who has; recejitly returned to America to relate his experiences. Mr. Hall is one of the most desired lecture entertainers on the platform, as well as one of-the foremost authorities on the life and problems of .the Orient. His lecture was most interesting; During,the Japfnese penetration of Shantung, Mr. Hall traveled through the province in Chinese costume, sending out the first confidential reports of the Japanese scheme to swallow up* that province. Some of the dispatches, to which he appended the code phrase "up close" to indicate the attainment of his objective, were, given out to the press, and an editor ran the stories as by "Up Close." The name evolved into "Upton Close," which "horn de guerre" as the Atlantic Monthly calls it, Mr. Hall has used in most of his writing since.- Mr. Hall is' recognized as an authority on Chinese politics and life in China. He is the author of the book of amazing adventure, "In the Land of the Laughing Buddha" and of "History of China—The Story of the Immortal Nation." His novel of the nationalism in China,. "Moon- Lady," will appear .'shortly, and his articles and short stories are in current press. , IEWm SEES BRIGHT FJJTURE FOR WEST ,That the Northwest is undoubtedly a coming section of the country and possesses vast possibilities • was the opinion expressed by Professor F. A. Irwin, of the Education department today. Although this country is young and shows many marks of youth and adolescence not found in older communities, he said, yet it also shows ability to grow and to make progress. The Bellingham Normal, declared Professor Irwin, is a growing institution and one of which we may well be proud. It fills a .distinct educational 'need in this section of the country. . The time is not far away, he said, when only those holding a degree will be elgible for teaching in Junior High Schools. In fact, in some sections of the country this is already a requirement. to i Leave- at 5 A; M^ lstiari Cabini Friday Goal, CliinbHto Top on Saturday. , gt;Next;-Friday morning; at five, o'clock a party of hikers will leave the campus for the annual Mt". Baker trip. It is understood that arrangements can be made to -be excused from classes on Friday. :. . ;' The trip to Mt.;Baker is the sec^ ohd week-end trip planned for the summer; The outing will include three days, July 17, ^8, 19. The first lap of the journey will be made by stage. • The stage will travel as'far as Glacier, which is approximately thirty-eight miles. Everyone is supposed to. bring his or her lunch, which is to; be eaten On the trail Friday noon. Friday the party will hike as far as Kul-shan cabin, where camp "will be made for the ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1926 July 9 - Page 2 ---------- mmmSm £JWii*£«ii^^ MILLER ' SUTHERLEN PRINTING CO., Printers ; lt;rf/ti»$^W^kl£^ : HORMAN R; BTJRCHETTE VE^NON^ ZAcmusdNK_;:J: SVERKE^ARESTAD;il^^i.;. ; vrvTAN-HModdk " ' 1 : ^: •BRYAN/'HANKINS, 2j^^. JKJTH A; BURNET : ^ L i ^ l »~ : Editor-iniChief' 'Associate- Editor +.-. Sport cA'ssoci kite ^Society /" Editor' :._ Business Manager ~._™.^.„^i gt;Adyisor Maude Muffett ;: J; - BryanvHankins EDITORIAL COUKCIL Ed-Lindsay Loraine" Sharnbroich , , Louise Haller -. .'•' \ Louise; Haller Maude Muffett .•STAFF.;."',:"-; Ruth Vfenz . Anna Hansen Rtith Hall, •'. Rose/Grey Robert Wagnerf . Robert Fisher , •''•;.-Theodore Cederberg Wesley Hayes • gt; V Olive Hardan Evelyn Tawlks Alice Ritchey . . . ' . Vera White • * ,. Alice 'Theodarso'n |^:';.; - • SMILE, NOT FROWN. ;• We live in a world that is full of misery. and ignorance, and ,it is our duty to t ry and ma^ie the little corner in which we live and can influence, a little jess miserable and less ignorant. We all have some influence on some person. If that person is homesick or blue, or; in trouble, we can at least do our best to cheer him up and make him happier. If we know some person who is a stranger in the school and know that he is very lonesome, the least we can do is to go to see-them and help him to make acquaintances about school. As we pass from class to class we should remember the saying "Smile and the world smiles with you" and smile. It will help.out a great deal in removing some of the misery in this, our little world. —The East Texan. /^/"Trampi^ :so /inuch/:funij^^ phi^yes! " / ^ i t e s Jtlief i^iris :^fjx gt;iii^the^ Eriday;vHa^^ /:^They piiadK^lM^g^'last:; ;.$6ni3 g ,e^nihg,v.by I)r./Frye, wr^^tb!w;ihei students //what tiey^ wejfe ;nbt/ lt;to -: do; JVeda^ Slater says ^/that / the gt;giris/ in her ^tent,tliink that this little5 speech'; Was;'especialiy for "their'^benefit.; -:;; /Nevertheless',the ,g'irlss and; boys that1 are'•) attending.:/ the (;Biological school are learning some /very fine things. "Just/to prove ttife/^Vert^ Tenipleton says, "Tell iMiss- Sperry that, now I, know., what 'a yew-tree 'is. I am sure she -wiU: be interested to hear this." " '• •..,' '.!'"' '•"'-. .•"/\ :• :V: •; .;.-^b' VariedRepresentation of Ac-tivities WORLD NEWS •Six hundred pounds of Indian relics have been •. discovered at Walla Walla by workers froni the Smithsonian Ihstitiuudn of Washington, D. C. •:/-"'. '•'•='='••'.••''. - - V . Swearing is a crime in Italy, according to the Italian penal code. This reformation will tend to protect the beauty of the. Italian language, which is spoiled by promiscuous cursing. Is Education Finished The oldest school house west of the Rocky Mountains, near Victoria, B. 0., is beirfg converted into a museum of historic articles. , Four million children, more or less, closed school doors forever during commencement season this year. Society has done its bit by them and is letting them go out to sink or swim in the strangest, most difficult and complex civilization of v all history. Most of them have finished only the elementary school or. less. How many of this four million are going with' a cock-sureness born of ignorance of the things that count ? How many have had their school training geared, into life needs? To a much larger extent, perhaps, than ever before, for teachers are better trained, maturer, and wider in their outlook year by year, and yet America is far from the goal. Wealthy •America is spending less annually to train recruits for its teaching army than/the cost of constructing two first-class battleships. . There is as much culture in an appreciation of ten varieties of roses as in an understanding of ten theo-rems in geometry or a score of Latin verbs. The onward sweep of mass education is forcing schools from the kindergarten to the professional college to give students not what a past generation thought they should have, but what an analysis of today's life shows they must have if they are to make the most of themselves. s. The child's time is infinitely precious, and teachers now realize that they cannot teach him the value of vention. time and energy by driving him through what to him are trifles. No school subject is worth teaching that does not command enthusiasm. There will be off days, but the child is not afraid of hardships. It is dullness from which he would escape. Children's tastes and preferences are being consulted today in remaking course of study. The student knows what the teacher at times seems to forget—that interest is the first law of living. By getting his education in the study of things which to him are meaningful, the child gives his life a significance, a sense of action and personal responsibility, a zest of discovery, and a technique of learning that last through .the years. A committee of. the National Education Association has defined, the ends of education under seven heads. They are health, use of the tools of learning, worthy., home membership, vocational effectiveness, citizenship, worthy use of leisure, and development of character. Let the child learn to take monthly and yearly inventories under these heads. He will then discover that life and growth mean learning. He will then understand that schooling is merely a foundation upon which to shape an intelligent 'life. . After school will come the glories of wider and freer learning aided by all the/wonderful creation of modern science and in- A Cherokee Indian girl has been awarded the one thousand dollar prize offered to the man or woman doing the most benefit in the first year out of college. She is doing educational work for her people. '^V^ed; gt;Tiei gt;re^ School lactiyitiesir'^aB/.• the nature of a repeat: assembly ^giyenyby theX ele? imentaryi schbol'^f the Normal.in the auditpriumv:; ;Mlssy;Rich started the asseinblyc out- on:"~a 1 trip^through the; Trainmg^Scnooiiby-asking primary;;tosteu;tibout what they/are doingtin? theiir class room: To all appearances itH'e pre-primaryc-are having a/very enjoyable summer /quar^ ter^ for, according to a; report,from: one of their small members,- they, are making a house and a store just for the purpose"* playing with it. r:" As the riext feature of the. journey the fifth* grade; exhibited some blue ' [prints which they had, made from the collection of wild flowers given them by Miss Breakey. Third grade interests also appear to be allied with nature study, for they are. a l l ready to tell one the differences between white; and red dlovers, and profess to have discovered, the "reason why there are so many dandelions on the Normal School campus. Second grade workmanship has resulted'in a small hand reel which is used in spinning thread from the cocoon of. a silk worm, and fifth graders have been engaged with the construction of a. miniature African .village and a study.of American Indian life. Some of the Indian relics exhibited by the grade were: Indian moccasins, a canoe, dipper, a canoe paddle, a tomahawk, and bows and arrows made by Indians on a reservation. Baskets made by the Alaskan Indians were shown, and upon- completion'of the display, one of the fifth grade girls told the assembly an Indian legend. BUGS From Friday Harbor ' (Some Music, Folks) Splash! , . -•. i The annual dress up swim came'on Saturday night, just after supper. Mary Hibner and her new side kick, a Frosh from the "U" by the name of "Soda," came to supper in "nice cool summer dresses. They were cooler before, the evening was over. Allen Baker and three other boys gave them-a wheelbarrow ride to-the float and forgot to stop. The. sixth grade reflected the. character of some bf their school activities by giving a pantomime of what they had done the preceding Friday. The baseball playing, the climbing, and the nature study talk which was visualized, almost indicated a class picnic, but the first grade gue3sed correctly when they said it was a trip up Sehome Hill. Demonstration of a new -reflector-scope which they had built was .the contribution made by the seventh grade to the assembly program. The refleetorscope, which is to be used in the grades for displaying pictures, was worked out by the industrial arts classes from a study of the principles used for a similar machine jSwijtSe^ #P^/JJI^^ m^iiv^oiaL^ "Cityj;bf ^ u n g l ^ n i^ ^ d gt; £ £ o ^ e d : , ^ ; ; S | d ^ lt; ^ e ^ % ^ i ^ est;] ^h gt;bu^ou| • •• pemm^iuh*' • and in ;i^ ;^ty^0:; ^ k ^ ; ' ; : i r ; V ; S ; ; ' :' V Thg iiiighlights ^ | h e ; ^ ^ ; ; ^ B r e : i - : p4fnping :ovA onf; Cameron Lake-;i«t ih0ii;fpot of ^ i ^ ^ r o ^ s m i ^ '^, side ^rjip to Aibernv and•/ ride bver^the ^pfty; Malahat Mountain -'Drive. ;; At .Alberni;; the 'p^rtyi^was im^ VFith /the ;iinihens'e timber, ,; considered, the l a r g e s t ^ n ^ e TOast^while^ the Malahat •. Drive is: iambus • •; not only for' its scenery^but^ior its ieight "7-1250 feetjaDoye^lJie sea^ 5 Before returning the/group:'^^made special visits to the observatory on Saanick Mountain-^which has the second -largest telescope in the; wprld-^-and to the famous'Butchart Gardens in Victoria^ ••••'/•;.. ...//•'-:-.--:••.-.. .-;... The. party /waa /deeply impressed by the gt;beauty and diversity of the Butchart Gardfens- Originally a great excavation, it;-was filled•: in with rich, black loam; an artificial lake was made; trees -and flowers plantted arid today it is internationally known. Mrs lt; Bromley has visited the Anheuser-Busch Garden in Los Angeles, and the;; Shaw Gardens in St. Louis, .but, considers the Butchart Gardens far superior: to both of these; .•'•;.. After visiting points along Cordova Bay, the tourists embarked for Bell-ingham late Monday night, arriving at one o'clock,: Tuesday morning.; 0W^^9P^^^^^M^\ %-$££;.£*• •M sses ear mn g;; It. was : (In the/;-Order {of //their^appearance)/ tit the hock' A "Freshman Red Book" will be published for the; benefit ,of new comers at Springfield' Teachers College. • ' -";.• June o'clock •/.;"'.-. shop .diriig store As Bartender Harry;'*sat, doping the r '^day's"baseball/:scored ,v .''' _/'~;,..;*'-/»':' *._'.•/••-'/•••'?".''"''-"••;'.' With a tremendous noise, "Dutcb." Wilder appeared and ordered his .usual ham an degg. He was; closely followed by /Phil A. •«.-. Sisk, who had just finished writ- // ing, "Thl gt; Price ShePiid."-W •i. ':•'.'"•'. .•}•'•'••:', ••'*'" *. •••:ic •'•:•... •-•"••* ..•••' • Phil was telling them he was about ? . *° ob^narried and needed, a good /.best 'man, "•' •.'. When in riished "Hank" Durr to bor-row eiough jack;to take ;his new girl to the "Pan.". ^ / ^ ; •£ lt;• After Henry had left j the next to appear yrere SaxJdnBt^yni^: Who soon decided that the Hoosieri ••.."." would end: the baseball strife. : ' . * - ' • • • : " * ' ' * . • • ' . • " • . ' ' • . . . • , ' • • • " ; * " - : ' :. "Asthma" and "Sleepy" doubted the fact but refused to bet ; :?/ / i ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1926 July 9 - Page 3 ---------- ^J:;3Steep^^ -jtrack- performer, / r t c e i ^ imi^iier; Scake iii, the mail tot^c^ "Sleepy? still swears i t was of the home made variety. •; Although Arestad jwiyay ^ o u ' v e got • to/-"show me? Contestants Arauifi^d^^^ ;i ^ u ^ e y AJ^ordiiig to Nj^es l2Wawa; So One Eliminated. / Just a; minute, ^Sweep% out 201.\ I finish my/ beat. T'."''-: please) lt; until? I almost ..forgot to v r Norman^ Vance, Hbpsier Reiver, is doing all hia studying, in theHlocker rooms these days. The'good loofcuig ;;'-b^\i-piay«;;.iSays'':'he: can't go" in the r/Kbrary nowadays without 'someone ,;.: piping off;.. Don?t get peeved, Vance, rithe^qnlytrouble is, the boys are jealous^ ;-•-•; :'i'''[..^- '•' * * •*.. '*^.-' ' ' ^ Injuries have played hot with.Vi- |jking athletes this week. Don Pat . Jterson, chucker de luxe gt; became' hors y'ilk combat on Sunday, when he fin- • ished secbhd: best to the rays of the sun: "Slim" Wagner, football player and of more recent date a Shakespearean; star,' lost a portion of his : |fopt out at Griffith "Park. Last, but not least, Romance i)urr, tennis slicker, suffered from a bruised arm, received while tobogganing at Rain- ''• bow Beach. 'These boys are badly •missed in the Athletic life of thir institution and we hope for a speedy recovery. * * ' * * If you have any doubt in your mind as to the dramatic ability of "Slim" Wagner and Oliver Nelson, I would advise you to take your lunch but to the knoll Monday noon and listen in on the boys. The way they swing those difficult lines of Romeo and Juliet is a caution. Is it little wonder, that the knoll is such a popular place, and that one o'clock classes have so many cases of tardiness. • * lt; * - ^ * ' • * Edward ?'Slow-Cum" lost his first match in the horseshoe tournament, succumbing to the prowess of Perry Keithley.. After congratulating the winner, Ed laconically remarked: 'Well, I lost the match'but. I don't care much because the experience I gained will "have a wonderful background for personality. That's the. old psychology, Ed. . * * * • * Caroll Pease, will speak at the liberty hall tonight on "The Philosophy of Education and What It Means to Me." . ' V • V ' * * * * '.."' Wesley Hayes, the ruddy cpmplex-ioned baseballer on the Hoosier nine, •stepped out of his class Tuesday morning and gave an illustrated lecture on the care" of the teeth. The meat of his discourse was: "Be careful where you, hang your tooth brush. -..•. - . ".,' .'. OT^ —-;•'.'•. •'OLD FAITHFUL'' TO BE SEEN IN ACTION LAST TIME THIS AFTERNOON HOT CONTEST THIS WEEK All thevice Cream He Can Eat at Baiughman's to be Awarded to the Lucky Winner. ; " This week, the men's handball season got under way with the' signing" of contestants and the organization of the tournament. 'The tournament, although having only, a dozen contestants/ occupies the; spotlight. It began this week and with, a hot ..contest'between two-or three artists in sight, will, last until August 18. ,/ The following have signed up for the tournament: Sihglfes—"Firpo" Ruthruff^ Bob Wagner, John FitzGerald, Hank Durr, "Sleepy" Algyer, Paul Rule, "Cec" Durham, Sverre Arestad, Carroll Pease. i Doubles—Ruthruff • and FitzGerald, Algyer and Durr, Durham and Pease, Rule and Van Etten. Names of contestants have been drawn and men arranged accordingly in a ladder tournament. Each contestant may challenge anyone one or two places above him-—and no- one is eliminated. This way a fair rating of players is secured at the end. As an added incentive to. . these court artists, especially "Firpo" Ruthruff and John FitzGerald, a prize, consisting of as much ice cream as he can eat at Baughman's, will be awarded to the winner. Takes TWQWeeksg Qpurse^iii Basketball Coaching; Keeney gt;•• Now^Director oi Athletics;-t;. Coach. Sain Carver,; Viking; mentor, in his desire: to get first hand infor-v matioh in the latest: fads ./'of; the coaching profession, has enrolled for a-two-weeks course in /basketball coaching at the University of Oregon ; during the: summer session. At the Oregon institution Carver will be directly under the- tutelage of Dr. Meanwell, of the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Meanwell is the originator of the five man defense style of play. He is also responsible for the short pass pivot game. Dr. Meanwell is ranked as the foremost strategist in basketball today. ' "-. In addition to his work in basketball, Carver is taking an; intensive two^week's course- in track theory under Hayward. Upon, his return to the Normal Sam Carver no doubt will give the students enrolled in his P. E. classes the benefit of all that he will pick up at Oregon. In the absence of Coach. Carver, Assistant Coach Keeney .has taken over the classes formerly under the direction of Coach Carver. Harold Keeney will have complete charge of men's athletic activities during ] Carver's stay at the University of Oregon. Harold Keeney is also manager of the Faculty Flunkers ball club at present. ByMSlaff ifWhb is be? ^Tom" "Ed?. TENNIS TOURNAMENT TO BEGIN VERY SOON FACULTY ANNEXES LAST BALL GAME Yesterday's Win Puts ty in Third Place, an Average of .333. Facul- With To the: old timers at the Normal-by- the-sea, Joe Baxter is a lobavle and well known character. For many years f'Old Joe," as he is affectionately known, has starred on Viking teams* and without exception has always been referred to as/ the J'fFighter" or as "Old Faithful" r But unfortunately for /'Joe, hiB burden of studies-has been so great t h a t : alas the inevitable has hap- ,,pened. Joe, has gone to bed, a sick man.'./..That is Joe was sick Tuesday /night, the date .set for the cham-v . pionship Hoosier-Kaketer's baseball i:garae.V/:,^r';•_, \\,f/.-- :"^;-/..~;:7 gt;:- ;/• / iiAs '.usual, nasty little rumors nave •',(floated^ about\as to whyJoe should, become sick so suddenly, etc. /When. ;'-av frieri^ called;'on him at: his home /and^spoke ."of ^ ^ttissed/'abput•:Joe sobbed/like a baby., /He; w a s ^ i^ ^pletelv.wto;/hisi /emotions^ T Joe ark; rivecfoat (schbol/^this Jmorning /ini^/at ;;;:fj[glitingi irame^bf^mind.'' /;fei/waiitia(; ^eyetfy:|manfcandj cbild' in this'sdhpol 4t^'l::know: •; t h a t - ^e^'/!i:is^^nO;?.;8lackei'; ^al^t JiiimV l# lt;$S££i^^ appearance Yestet'rday; afternoon the Faculty Flunkers defeated Firpo's Fighters the last scheduled game of the intramural baseball conference. The contest was marked by erroneous play in the early innings. .Towards the end of the battle things tightened up a little and par consequent play took on a different aspect. The final score was 11 to 6. With the win over the Fighters yesterday the Flunkers rate third place in the intramural ladder with a percentage of .333. The Flunker's team w s greatly damaged by the absence of Coach Sam Carver, crack second baseman' and also manager of the club. : Everyone who has participated in these contests has gotten quite a bang out of them. Aspirants to the tennis crown are marking time until the opening of the tournament, which has been delayed until Coach . Carver's return from the University of Oregon about" the middle of the month. Letter winners are • barred from competing in the singles tournament but can play in the doubles. The added time is giving the new summer students a better chance to -be in form against last quarter students who,have had longer advantage of the courts. The tournament' will be on the elimination plan, and will include men and women's singles and doubles, and mixed doubles. . $500,000 a year is spent in the U. S. by the National Anti-Saloon league to agitate for prohibition. Question ". Answer: •CUm; ;*•;:.',': :':'•', :/ gt;.'., •:'•.'\ .: r "-J*- / - :. .•''.'..' . '..... Question: Who'is the happiest person in Normal?;: " ~ Answer:;I don't-know who is^ but f presume that Lotta Heaven should be^:';l'"'. lt;:' '\i'^/:"':"''- :'J :':'-'' Question: Who is the big guy, with the little ears that the girls rave BO about.? .' :• ..'•.•'•/•' •''-.,-'.;,' Answer: Harold Huthruff, alias Firpo, of baseball fame. Question: What did he do? Answer: You mean Oliver "Borneo" Nelson. He appeared tit the pa jama party in Edens Hall in disguise. How atrocious 1 Question: Is Hankins married? Answer: I don't know, Louise, you better ask his wife.. Question: Who is going to win the horseshoe tournament ? Answer: Wait and.see. Question: Who won the Intramural baseball championship ? Answer: DON ' Question: Is Johnny Fitz left handed? Answer: No, but he sure pulls lots of, underhanded stuff. ON THE COURT. Question: Should I enter the handball tournament? Paul Rule. Answer: Our information chart reads 5c for the first word and y2c for each additional sentence. Fork over, hombre. THANK YOU, THE STAFF, iilPINilCHT Only Few Games Played; Many Practicing to Improve Style; / ° Wa^flier Hayes Win to Th»i COMPETITION PROMISED STUDENTS FREQUENT SWIMMING HOLES This summer, swimming holds an important place among the ---------- Weekly Messenger - 1926 July 9 - Page 4 ---------- ^•'•Jtew'SMen^fs^ Are Pledged for i^^j-^tim^t:} Club Plans July bailee. ; Tuesday^ evening- the College Club met: in room 308 and initiated eighteen pledge^ for the summer quarter. £fter |he initiatory ceremonies the members''.-informally- mingled^ making new acquaintances and renewing the '•^:\:-:rPJi••; gt;v':::.;.;';.'-.v-•;,,••'; • f Further discussion was also held on the preparations for the College Club dance to be given July 24. The quarterly dances of the .College Club have:been outstanding social events of the past and the entire club is striving". to make this dance .the ; leader for the • summer. The new members and the colleges they represent are as follows: Oregon Agricultural College: Grace Dibble, Linna Fletcher, Newton Growell, Idyle Wilde. College of Puget Sound: Bernice McGuire, Ruby Lewis. University of Oregon: Alta Smith. Iowa Wesleyan: Jessie Wait. University of North Dakota: Rag-na Kopping. University of Washington: Esther Judson, George Overmeyer, Ella Carr, Alice G. Hanson, Gertrude Patrick, Harold S. Keeney, Erwin S. Black,, Roberta Roberts, Caroll Pease. — : O-r- Alkisiah Picnic The Alkisiah Club went to Squal-icum Beach Wednesday evening and ;enjoyed bathing, camp fire, supper and; election. Special emphasis is inot placed on any one of the four items as the Alkisiahs enter into all activities, elections included, with all their might. •They made plans for a House Party to be given in the near future. Mary Maravetich was elected presi-rdent and Miss Moffatt, sponsor for ithe summer quarter. Thespians Plan Trip Because of the Faculty Salmon Bake, which is to be held this evening, the The"spian club has postponed its beach party until tomorrow evening. • The picnic will be held at Birch Bay as had been formerly planned. / • • • _ — : ^ _ Lifers Have Outing The Rural Life Club held a picnic at Deep Water Bay last evening. Each member invited a guest and about fifteen people were there. .The entertainment of. the evening was eating dinner on the beach. Faculty News Faculty members and their friends will hold a salmon bake at Birch Bay .tonight at six o'clock. .Games and a huge bonfire will be enjoyed after the dinner. Miss Barbara Wafer enjoyed a week-end trip at her liome in Marys-ville. Mr: and Mrs. H. E. Fowler .and family camped Saturday and Sunday at Birch Bay with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hoppe arid daughter. Some of, the faculty members choosing-Orcas Island as their playground during vacation were: '•.". Miss Bertha Crawford,' Miss Sadie Fitzgerald,' Miss Laura May gt; Miss Hazel Minier, Miss Agnes Morrissey, ;' Miss Priscilla Kinsman,and-r Mrs. Ruth Burnet/; \;'.; Miss Marie Druse, Miss; Margaret Gray; Miss Hazel Breakey, Miss ! Olive: Edens, and Mr. Harold: Smith ; repprtf a: safe and" sane Fourth at their • -respective;••„ homes in Belling- ';ham.i4vr!:-,r:-y:;^v!';:':-:;-.:^'''v^ '••f-.-i'r'^'iY:'''^-:-.--' .'j^f ] 6^ -;'6f ;' 1920, no^ teacMiig art: i n ; the Vancouver. gt;'f!Bchpiii gt;^ •;Si)Ver! rtte;;we.elc-end;:y'':-ft-;;: ;•• :h ^r^ ••;•;, lt;••; Audrey ;;ZeUers motored; to-; Porjb. •Townsend,' Friday to;.spend -the:ya/ cation at h o m e . " :.;/•;•: •;•••-•.'.• :;.-;•'.;•: "V; ;. Frances Laransen .picnicked- over the week-end with her housemother, 'Mrs. Osborn, and other friends. Anna Hansen was a house guest Monday at the Forrest's cottage on Lummi Island. Bertha Benztson was visited over the week-end by friends from. Lopez Island. Miss Benztson taught at Lopez" Island during the past term. Among those who attended the Fourth of July celebration in Fern-dale Monday were, Emma and Olga Hoglund, Marvel Hall, and Bertha Benztson. Mrs. McGee, of the Cedars, visited at her home in Burlington during vacation. Lydia McNeal, of Edens Hall, entertained Gale Blanchard aiid Alfred Bright of Seattle during the Fourth. Mary Nesland spent the holiday at home in Stanwood. A birthday surprise party was given at the Cedars for Miss Bertha Gould, Saturday evening, July 3rd. A buffet luncheon was served. Violet Car oil, Olive Wunderlick, and Bertha Weber spent the holidays in Seattle and Everett, visiting relatives. .. . - Jennie Wright visited relatives in Seattle and spent part of her holidays with friends at Lake Samish. Friends from Olympia took Lucille Williams, a Normal student, to Vancouver for the week-end. Dorothy Bradford spent her vacation at her home in Sedro-Woolley. Grace Erickson and Florence Kern picnicked at Lake Samish Sunday. Miss Erickson spent Monday in'Vancouver. Cora Powell, of Edens Hall, entertained her moher and sister from Whitefish, Montana, over the Fourth of July. Lillian Peterson visited, at her home in Bellevue over the Fourth. Ethel Guilbeault and -her mother visited over the week-end at the home of Alice Theadorson in Snohomish. Mr. and Mrs. J. Johnson of Cen-tralia visited the latter's sister, Grace Erickson, during the week-end at 605 High. • Elizabeth Miller, a former Normal student, of Wenatehee, visited with Jessie James at 920 High. Margaret Burke had company for the Fourth—wonder how long she'll be Miss Burke! Arthur Adamson, assistant in Mrs. Lovegren's office, spent the Fourth of July holidays at his home in Kent. Angus Sponheim motored to Ro-sario Beach and spent the week-end camping with friends. Madeline Temple, of Olympia, motored to Bellingham with friends and visited Eleanor Olsen at Edens Hall, over the week-end. Miss Temple was student nurse at Edens Hall last year, and was renewing friendships made- during that time. Minna Olson, of Seattle, spent the Fourth with her sister, Eleanor Olson, of Edens Hall. * — : -o • .. Class to Cook Plans are now beng made by the Upper Grade Cookery class to serve a luncheon next week for their mothers and for the Supervisors in the Training School. — — — o — — . . . Cupid Scores Again "; Alice' Theodorspn ::• went'-^td ;Sho-j. homish and" spent the j-weefc-end--.atj. hom / i:.':V.v.:, 'JX'^:X"':X^£V lt;^X^"?U:^'A , Girls fromRaillie;Hous|^ent-vis-; itirig; over , 'the t week-en iV"Those" gbing. home were: Aigiaes Skagluhd: to Everett : and Seattle to have 'a; good; time. : Esteller Thbrnbury swetit to 'Che-halis for a change of scenery. Bertha Mayhick went to Rehton to see the folks. , , Lena Fox spent the week-end a t Tacoma. _ .'.,-" . ; Olive Hardari had as her weekend guest, Charles Guida from Seattle. Now, Olive! ' , Vera White just had to go to Blaine for the holidays to i see the blue jackets march. Lois and' Thelma . Muzzall rushed home to Whidby Island last Friday afternoon to spend the holidays with their folks. Angus Bowmer was the week-end guest at the Muzzall home on Whidby Island on the Fourth. I wonder, Angus, if Lois Muzzall lives at that place? ?? 4 Mrs. Ava Loers huried home to Oak Harbor last week-end so that she might have PPPPP
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Title: WWCollegian - 1941 May 2
Date: 1941-05-02
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1941_0502 ---------- WWCollegian - 1941 May 2 - Page 1 ---------- fplpt||ip ^^^^^^^^^WW^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^W^^^^^^W^' There has been some mention of a beard-growing contest for Campus day. We are not in favor of such a drastic move. It is all right for some of those guys who sport a yo
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 1941_0502 ---------- WWCollegian - 1941 May 2 - Page 1 ---------- fplpt||ip ^^^^^^^^^WW^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^W^^^^^^W^' There has been some mention of a beard-growing contest for Campus da
Show more1941_0502 ---------- WWCollegian - 1941 May 2 - Page 1 ---------- fplpt||ip ^^^^^^^^^WW^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^W^^^^^^W^' There has been some mention of a beard-growing contest for Campus day. We are not in favor of such a drastic move. It is all right for some of those guys who sport a young wheat field with a covey of quail on their phizzes but what about us'ns that write to their home town newspaper when they sprout peach fuzz after a week's steady sprinkling with Sterno, the miracle hair restorer. Anyway it's only 11 days until the gala spring festival date and already the performers in the crew races are getting ready for the watery struggle. At least that is the reason given us for the many cars parked along the Fill these evenings. The Fill is also known as the Furniture Factory estuary. We feel sure we have picked a winner in the pie-eating contest. We are ready to back Norm Dahl, the Seabiscuit, in any size pie. Norm is a graduate of the now defunct Beanery and as such, should give the other contestants a handicap. At the Beanery it was a case of the survival of the fittest and fastest. Norm is the best eater we have seen for lo these many years, both in quantity, speed, and finesse. . SHORT STUFF . . . Let it now be said that Dr. M. F. Cederstrom's son and heir apparent, believes in calling a spade a spade and not a dirty old shovel. For further particulars inquire of the 10 o'clock comp class of the erudite Minnesotan. Walter Baker, the Marietta Maurauder, confides that the Navy is growing very concerned over the Panama Canal zone and adjacent waters. Bake is tentatively slated for training there after he gets through his reserve training at Chicago. F u r t h e r news from Uncle Sam's front informs that Butch Franko, Don Bell, and Lobo Moscrip are safely at, Santa Maria. Don was made a leader of the Northwest cadets on the trip to California. Further news will be forthcoming next week, we keep telling ourself. Datelmi e Friday, May 2 AWS commencement tea. WRA Week-end trip begins. Sunday, May 4 Norsemen's' cruise leaving Municipal dock at 7:30 a. m. Monday, May 5 Terminal tests. AWS old and new cabinet members' dinner „at Chuckanut Shell, 6:15 -p. m. Tuesday, May 6 Terminal tests again. Assembly, "Eve in Evelyn," 11 a. m. Badminton exhibition in gym, 8 p. m. Thursday, May 8 * ACE. meeting in Edens Hall Club room, 4 p. m. CoUege-Week-in-Review over KVOS, 7:45 p. m. Fridav, May 9 Assembly, 11 a.' m. SOPrt KtlPSUN BOSS Jane Hamilton, 'sophomore from Sianwpod; was appointed editor of; of the 1941-42 KUpsun at, the" weekly Board of Conirdl meeting Wednesday afternoon. Miss Hamilton has been a staff member on the Klipsunduring^i^th-lier-years at WWC and is an active art student. Appointed business manager for next year's, annual is Julia Klan, freshman hailing from Kent. Miss Klann also was a staff, member on the Klipsun this year; Because of the boat trips scheduled for this .week-end, there will be no Bee hour, according to Jim Junkin, Rec hour chairman. WWC MUSICIANS HOST Western Wasnmgtori college music department will play host to high school musicians-from Whatcom and Skagit bounties next Thursday and Friday, May 8 and 9- • • ' The occasion will be the annual May festival which features, the instrumental arid vocal groups of the high! schools. The bands and orchestras will be heard in the college gymnasium Thursday evening and the vocal groups Friday evening. "yN^Buflding^ ! Dream of years, now near- •• ing completion, this familiar sight to WWC students is destined to be a reality next fall. When finished, the building gt; will conform in style ; and beauty to the rest of the campus. ,• The grounds now pocked and scarred by trucks will be: landscaped. Of interest is the fact that there will be several stained glass windows in the structure, designed by Campus school students. —Courtesy Herald VOL. XL—NO. 28 Western Washington College of Education, Bellingharri, Washington Friday, May 2, 1941 Norse Sail Again; Islands Beware Annual Men's Club Cruise Dated for Sunday Morning. 75 to Participate on Trip As the Sea Scout ships, Activian and Legionnaire, put out of Belling - ham harbor Sunday morning, the annual Norsemen's cruise will get underway. According to Brian Rob-son, the boats are to leave the Municipal dock at 7:30 a. m. and will sail among the San Juan islands for the day, stopping at Sucia, Orcas, and Sinclair. As a help for students riot knowing the location of the dock, a party is to be organized at Edward's hall at 7 a. m. "Approximately 75 WWC students are to participate in this cruise, which Robson feels will be one of the most successful affairs the Norsemen have staged. The party will make a stop at Sucia island for lunch and from there will move on to Deer harbor at Orcas island. Last stop before hitting the Bellingham waterway at 10 p. m. will be Sinclair island. Those planning the cruise stress the fact that each member of the group should bring both lunch and dinner as well as cups and spoons. Coffee will be served by the Norsemen. Other suggestions offered by the committee in charge warn students to wear soft soled shoes and take heed of sunburn. In commenting on the cruise, Robson said, "Weil do quite a bit of singing and for this I would advise purchase of a copy of "Trail Tunes." They're on sale at the Research bureau for 10 cents a copy. I'm telling you this will be a good cruise, the best yet." Klipsun Staff Plans Color Schemes At a Klipsun staff meeting held last week, decisions were made as to the colors to be used throughout the book. The color of the end sheet was selected to harmonize with the cover. Golf, tennis, and track pictures were taken this week along with a series of pictures for the feature page. About 30 students (who are still wondering what it's all about) are being featured instead of the usual one or two who are designated as the most popular. Editor Shirlee Cratsenberg reports that the KUpsun is being printed now but that it is too soon to announce the date of release. Al Salisbury of the Western Engraving company spent last Friday afternoon with members of the staff discussng the 1941 Klipsun and possibilities for the 1942 book. TERMINAL EXAMS COME XfeAIN Terminal examinations will be continued Monday and Tuesday, May 5 and 6. Booklets explaining the nature of the tests with sample ; questions may be obtained in the Registrar's office.: ' The schedule is as follows: Monday, May 5— 8:55-11 ;Q0—Social Science. 12:55-3:10—Music-and Literature. Tuesday, May 6— v 8:55-10:45 — Mathematics and psychology, v : * 12:55*3:30 \ - Contemporary af- '.''•'• fau*s arid; Art;: Campus Day Gets Away Closer; But Eleven Days Remain Monson Elected AWSPrexy Bernice Monson was elected president of AWS for the year 1941-42 at the AWS election, Tuesday, April 29. Other officers chosen are: Lois Hil-by, vice-president; Elizabeth Douglas, "secretary;: Marie Easley, treasurer. Miss Linda Countryman was re-elected AWS adviser. Other candidates for these offices were: president, Ruth Krause; vice-president, Pollyann "Phillips; secretary, Virginia Bell; treasurer, Betty Rusher. Miss Jean Boyle, of Harborview hospital, spoke on "Opportunities in the Nursing Field" and Miss Gwen Rees on the topic, "Life of the Student Nurse." • NRCS Group Meets At Sedro Woolley John Nordmark of the Washington State Planning council, will speak to the members of the Northwest Regional Curriculum Study group at their last meeting of this school year Saturday, May 3, at the Sedro-Woolley Central grade school. The topic of the address will be "The Community Survey and Its Relation to Modern Education," The speech will be based largely upon the Sedro-Woolley-Burlington survey to be made this summer under sponsorship of the State Planning council and the University of Washington workshop. The remainder of the meeting, to be conducted by Dr. Paul R. Grim, ninth grade WWC Campus school supervisor and president of the study group, will consist of group discussions and possibly the election of Study-Group officers. Casa Lomans Give In Burlington Booked to come to the new $20,000 Roller frolic at Burlington for the grand opening Saturday, May 10, is Glen Gray and his Casa Loma orchestra. Gray is being brought to Burlington through the management of the Music Corporation of America. Musicians from jazz instrumentalists up to and including symphony men marvel at the band's tecfihical ability, its ensemble work, and the virtuosity of its soloists. The general public likes it not only for these features but because it is "commercial" without being "corny." WRA PLAY DAY MAY 10 High School girls from Whatcom and Skagit counties will be guests of the WRA at the annual Play day to be held May 10. The girls will be entertained during thei day with games and group discussions. Campus Day Dance Held as Usual Beards to be Grown, Planted During 5-Day Interim—Uh! As the 11 intervening days between today and Campus day dwindle away, two events have definitely been decided upon. An abbreviated, fiye-day beard-growing. contest will be held startm'gJ;Friday, May 9, and ending Campus day, May 13. The Campus day dance will be held the evening of yCampus day instead of the proposed Monday night before. Otherwise, the spring quarter highlight, with all its traditional fun, will be much the same as in past years.:' Cash prize contests will, feature part of the day. A $1 pftze each for the longest, reddest, and fanciest beard will be the incentive for bewhiskered WWC malfs in the Whiskereeno contest. Two winners, a boy and a girl, will be selected at Lakewobd in the( preliminary pie-eating contest. These two champions will battle in the evening assembly for a $1 first prize with 75 cents going to the loser. The third, and perhaps most aesthetic affair will be the men's bathing beauty contest. The male contestants, properly attired in swimming suits, will vie .for a $1 first prize. The second most "beautiful male" will receive 50pcents. The judges for these} Campus day contests have been tentatively announced as being female faculty members. -i Establishing a precedent^ the assembly committee is offering $2.50 first prize for the best skit in the evening assembly. All . .club and house presidents are urg d to get their skits ready for rehearsals the first part of next week: :| DRAMA COMMITTEE flEADS SELECTED BY GLENNf At the Drama club mee|irig April 29, the following committee was selected by Paul Glenn, ^president: campus assembly progrargi, Ed Olson, chairman; Mary 'Axjjjji; Pearson, Jean Tedford, and Evely|i Pierson. Jean Tedford arid Paiili^lerin are to represent the Drarn|| club at the Nomination c©nventf|ri. . MIXED REC MOVED lS» TO WEDNESDAY N I T| Moving the regular Mixed Rec up one day next week, the wculty Re-creatiori committee for Ihe County superintendents' meet a|e inviting the student body to j$n in the " • • • . - *• gt; recreational activities planned for the evening. \ '•'.'•• ,:f . ' From 7 to 9 p. in. She visitors ---------- WWCollegian - 1941 May 2 - Page 2 ---------- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^W^M^^^^WMM^^^^W^ Western Washington Col Ifege of Education, Bel I ingharn, Washington iday, May 2,1941 ThereV No Place But Home 1940 Member 1941 P^ssockrfed Co0e6tate Press lt;^^ gt; ESTABLISHED 1899 , Published Every Friday, Except During the Months of August and Septembei by the Associated Students, Western Washington College of Education, Bellingham, Washington. Entered at the Postoffice at Bellingham, Washington, as Second Class Matter by Virtue of the Act of March 8, 1879. Printed by Miller Sutherlen Printing Co., Bellingham, Washington. Subscription Rate, by Mail, $1.00 Per Year, in Advance. Advertising Kates on Application. AL BIGGS™—. DeLayne Walton- Irene Fyhn * 'erry Snow. ^hylHs Thompson.. ....Editor-in-chief Copy Editor ...Feature Editor .Sports Editor ...Society Editor Reporters: Jim Goodrich, Lois Hilby, Bernice Monson, Shirlee Cratsenberg, Ed Prince, Don Brown, Marjean Bowers, George Boynton, Margaret Dwelle, Frank Lampman, Marilyn Manuel, Dean Smithson, Joyce Waterbury, Rae Burke, Dorothy Engels, Betty Rusher, Frances Spees, Elizabeth Douglas, Patricia Sutton, Clark Brown, Rose Marie Anderson, Orville Brownlee, Lucille Allert, Harry Kalsbeek, Constance Fjellman,- Edward Olson, Norma Olson, John Rinehart, Bernice Shellhamer, John Dorcy, Carolyn Lobe, Fontelle Jean King. ^^^^ FELIX MONTES., Frank Lampman ..Business Manager Gome on Chillun* Let's Sing Musical notes will fill the evening air May 15 when the students" of WWC join together in a Song fest on the campus in^ront of the main building. The singing will last from 6:30 to 7.30 under the direction of Nils Boson accompanied by the college band lead by Donald-Bushell. '\ The Song fest is sponsored by the AWS whjh Lois Gaines and Pollyann Phillips, student chairman. It is promised that the night will be a clear one and that the music will be amplified over the campus with the aid of the public address system. /.;."'' Frank Holbrook.. Eric Phillips Pat Pelegren.— Mary Pierrung..... Jeanette Boden.... ..Assistant Business Manager Circulation Manager Managing Editor Advertising Manager Business Accountant Business Secretary S Dack Happy • • MRS. RUTH A. BURNET.. ..Publications Adviser Collegian Rated 'All-American'; Now We're Really Happy We're so darn happy we want to sing, to shout, to dance in the streets. It's been a long-standing dream of ours, to get an All-American rating for the Collegian. And now that the dream is a reality, we just can't cope with the bubbling feeling. To Bill Ridder, who laid the groundwork, to DeLayne Walton whose tireless energy ferreted out mistakes, to Eric, Jerry, Irene, Charley, Phil, and Toola, who worked endlessly, to the swell staffs this year, to' Art, Walt, Dick, Lil, Cam, and Shorty of the print shop, to youse great students who make the Collegian possible, and to Felix and his ad staff, we're eternally grateful. Special credit is deserved by Mrs. Ruth A. Burnet, our adviser. Doggone it all, we're proud of you. Are the Laborers Rats Now? We Don't Think So! Is American labor composed of human beings' welded info a group or are they a dangerous menace to civilization? We travel under the impression that labor is composed of fellow- Americans but recent reports from the House "of Representatives, cartoons in papers, and other influential sources, would lead one to think that labor is a dangerous beast, fit only for electrocution and throttling altogether. Most of our parents belong to the laboring class and are composed of the same stuff as workingmen anywhere. Would you condemn your father to the electric chair or to complete abeyance to his employer? We are not condoning all strikes, yet we refuse to condemn them. The right of labor to organize and strike is still one of democracy's strongholds. Student Prices Friday and Saturday NOW FLAYING IRENE DUNNE and CARY GRANT Starring' in George Steven's "PENNY SERENADE" with Edgar Buchanan, Betdah Bondi and Ann Duram Added Feature— INTERNATIONAL FORUM with DOROTHY THOMPSON, WYTHE WILLIAMS, LINTON WELLES and WILLIAM SHIR0I STUDENTS 25c plus 6c Tax NOW SHOWING BETTE DAVIS in "THE GREAT L IT with* Geo. Brent and Mary Aster t And—"THEY MET IN ARGENTINA" with Maureen O'Bwrai Starts Sunday! EDWARD G. ROBINSON, IDA LUPINO, JOHN GARFIELD) in Jack London's "THE SEA WOLF" and "WASHINGTON MELODRAMA" With Frank Morgan, Ann Rutherford AMIRICAINJ Students 20c plus, tare NOW PLAYING WALLACE BEERY, LIONEL BARRYMORE in 'THE BAD MAN" and "MURDER AMONG FRIENDS" with Marjorie Weaver and John Hubbard AVALON 21c Sat. 'tfl 5; Sun. til 2 Eves. 25c, plus Tax NOW! GINGER ROGERS in her Academy Award Winning Role "KITTY FOYLE" it and PAUL MUNI in HUDSON'S BAY /# George Dack smiles again! A talk with the guardian of the greens revealed that grass will soon grace the plot south of the Library. The belated sprinkling system connections were installed last Tuesday and Dack looks for germination by the end of this week. With rain last Saturday and Monday nights paving the way, he feels there is still a chance to have grass high enough to mow within six weeks, now that sprinkling, is possible.. At the latest it will jte well up by%the end of the quarter if nature will co-operate. California Sunshine Ain't So Hot Memorandum re: the recent unusual weather: California Chamber of Commerce has been doing a lot of complaining lately of the "Washington weather" they have been having. This is a complaint against what CCofC's euphimistically call California weather —• although no tourist has ever been able to be in California except when they were having unusual amounts of dew. The main objection to long periods of sunshiny days and starry nights is that the level of conversation is lowered to a serious degree. Take, for instance, the case of a young gentleman and the light of his life who are parked on Sehome hill. As they gaze out over the smoke-smudged town, she lowers her head to his shoulder. He murmurs. "Lovely weather, isn't it." She dreamily answers, "Yes." And there the conversation ends. There is nothing more to be said. She can't say it looks like rain because it doesn't. He can't reply that he thinks the clouds will go away because' there aren't any. Consequently the two little dears lapse into silence and spend the evening twiddling their thumbs. And then there are the poor agriculturists like George Dack who have done their spring planting in the simple faith that just because there always has been lots of rain in April there always will be. Now there is no rain and there are no growing things. There is a story going around about a farmer who has unlimbered his gun with the intention of shooting the (40 words censored here) Japanese for changing their current just so his radishes "wouldn't come up on schedule. -; • :-^r'By"Mariiyri- Manuel •;'. gt;.' The calendar saiys it's Saturday My watch says half-past eight rI sit alone and Wait in vain For I know it's getting: late. Why doesn't something happen? Why doesnt someone ..call? There surely is at least one male Who for a blonde would fall What if a fella; really phoned? What would there be to do? There isn't any .'dance hall here And only a movie or two. There is no plate that's really fun That one can reach at will. There's sure a better place to go / Than Sehome or the FilL All college students like some fun. A place that's not too far. For there's very few who nave a To say nothing of a car. That's why it's useless to suggest Twin Cables or;Birch Bay They're fun, it's true, we like to go But "It's too far," they say. i • If only in this town of ours We had some little place ---------- WWCollegian - 1941 May 2 - Page 3 ---------- 9^WS^W^§MSW FndaV.May2, 1941 Western Washington College of Education/ Seiilngharn, Washington Art Exhibit Opens Friday; Faculty Meets Myers Faculty With approximately 90 people attending, the sculpture exhibit in the;Studio Gallery of the Art department opened Friday evenl y , April 25. ^ p s e people who poured at the opening were: Mrs. Harry Abbott, Mrs. Phil Cook, Mrs. Hazel Winsor, Miss Mary K Rich, and Miss Florence Johnson. Students assisting were: Polly Cleveland, Lillian Dean, Ellen Van Wieringen, Mildred Twedt, Charlotte Ossewarde, and Jean Ttedfbrd. Leslie Hampton helped as hostess. The exhibit will be open until May 16. Bdens Hall Blue room was .the scene of the faculty meeting and tea April 21. The special meeting was held to give the faculty an opportunity to meet Dr. Alonzo Myers last week's assembly sneaker* Dr. Myers, who was recently made head of the new Department of Higher Education at New,;?01* university, has been traveling since last September, visiting higher institutions of learning. It was of this trip that he spoke at the faculty meeting with special reference to colleges of education. Mrs. Myers, who accompanied him, was also a guest at the tea. Miss Jean Boyle, nurse from Harborview hospital in Seattle, and Miss Gwen Rees, student nurse from Harborview, were honored guests at a luncheon given in the Edens Hall Club room Tuesday noon by Miss Florence Johnson. The guests included: Miss Mary Pritchard, Miss Margaret Dietz, Miss Mary Ossinger, Miss May Mead, Miss Dorothy Rundle, Miss Claire Reddington, Eileen Forhan, Betty Jean Bailey, and the honored guests, Miss Boyle and Miss Rees. • Miss Florence Johnson showed the colored pictures which she took last fall on her trip ^through Canada at the Bellingham Reading club meeting which was held Tuesday evening at the jhome of Mrs. J. M. Donovan. Miss Mira Boothe of the Campus school faculty spoke on her trip to Mexico at the last meeting of Alkisiah. 4 Plans for a picnic, May 11, are being formulated with Lois Heaton as general chairman of the affair. Edward Arntzen of the History department spoke at the last .ACE meeting which was held at the Birch Bay Golf course. The subject of his speech was "Mexico." He illustrated his talk with pictures taken in Mexico. Arntzen also spoke at a meeting of the Proto club which met Tuesday evening, April 29, at the home of Mrs. Ralph Fischer, on the same subject. Prim Marries Announcing the marriage of Virginia Prim, WWC freshman, to Mr. Allen Simonson, an informal party was held Wednesday evening, April 30, at Harborview hall. Refreshments were served by Miss Prim assisted by Mrs. E. T. Reynolds, house mother. Besides the hall girls, guests were: Peggy Bartlett, Marguerita Aboitiz. Doris Yngve, Ruth Strom, Muriel Everets, and Edith Wickstrom. _ The couple will make their home at East Stanwood. Downs Hall Carmella Johnson, former WWC student who is now a student nurse at the General hospital in Everett, was the week-end guest of Barthe DeClements. Niki Illihi Last Saturday evening preceding the AWS Informal, a group of girls entertained at a "coke tail" party. Hostesses were Rosemary Watts, Joy Hatt, Hazel Anderson, Thirley Morrison, Ruth Sherman, and Norma Palling. Their guests were Mickey Smith, Winton Olsen, Lyle Messinger, Johnnie Gooch, EdJSawlinson, and Bill Sherman. General chairman of the affair was Hazel Anderson assisted by Norma Palling; refreshments, Rosemary Watts; decoration, Shirley Morrison. Eloise Dudek entertained Geneva Grown and Celia Hunter of Marysville at a picnic Sunday. Edens Hall May day breakfast, a yearly event honoring the freshmen girls of Edens hall, took place early Thursday morning. A pansy hunt began at 6:30 a. m. at which time each girl was sent out to find, her plant. Upon their return they were served breakfast by the upperclassmen. Special guests were Miss Mira Booth, Mrs. W. W. ; Haggard, Miss Gertrude Longley, Miss Dorothy Rundle, and Miss Florence Johnson. Girls from Edens hall who spent the week-end out of town -were: Dorothy Beal, Stanwood; Jean Jewell, Seattle; Virginia Bell, Seattle; June McCormick, Tacoma; Jean Pratt, Seattle; Doris Yngve, East Stanwood; Eileen Forhan, Seattle; and Barbara Olson, Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. James Powell of Seattle were week-end guests of Miss Florence Johnson. Evelyn Writer of Olympia was a week-end guest of Frances Wood. FOR MOTHER'S DAY Fine Boxed Chocolates Also Many Other Lovely Gifts YOUR FRIENDLY STAR DRUG CO. Corner of State and Holly With theWRA . . . By Irene Fyhn V Sinclair litis Week-End Sinclair island will resound with the shouts of the WRA members this week-end as the campers take over the WRA cabin. They leave at 4:30 tomorrow and return Sunday afternoon aboard the Sea Scout boat, Legionnaire. Helen Lund- , quist will go along as adviser to the group and Peg Bartlett is making the plans for the trip. For the girls who wish to know what is planned for the week-end, it might be stated that there will be swimming (in the steam-heated sound), boating, baseball, food, sleep, and the popular indoor sport, pinochle. Aloha Malahenis May 10 is the date set for the high school girls to be the guests of the WRA at the annual Play day. This year's Play day will ,have a Hawaiian theme. The committees are going to get together some night to make leis for the malehtois, Sigh schools from Whatcom and Skagit counties are each sending five girls and two advisers to the conference. They will be entertained throughout the day with games and discussions. College girls are invited to attend the luncheon at Edens hall with tickets priced at 35 cents. They are also invited to attend the tea in the afternoon in the Edens Hall Blue room. Luncheon tickets will be sold in the main hall the week previous to Play day. Folk Dance Festival Don't forget the Folk Dance festival, May 21. Potato Salad Without Ants WRA is picnicking May 22 with Nancy Nix as chairman. . Cars will be coralled for transportation to the site of the picnic. Swimming, baseball, singing, and the picnic supper will be the routine of the day. This picnic will be the second general meeting of the quarter. Cabinet Installation Audrene Feldt is chairman of the cabinet installation to be held soon. This installation, held annually in the spring, includes both old and new members of the cabinet and will this year be held June 4. Kulshan Trip "The last week-end in May has been set aside for the trip to Kulshan and it's really worth planning for," whispered Melba Mayhew, WRA prexy in Soc. class the other day. She even went so far as to promise good snow sliding and a neat eight-mile hike to the cabin. She also gloated because the Memorial day holiday gives us an earlier start. Tennis Complaint This reporter is sore, and we mean sore! We turned out for tennis for the first time last week. And are we sore. We hit the ball over the fence more than anyone else there. Why don't, some more of you neophyte tennis players come out on Friday afternoons and have a try at learning the fine old game? Virginia Kreuger, tennis manager, promises that anyone can learn. Swim Meet May 12 is the important date in the life of all the,mermaids in school who wish to compete in the Blue Barnacle swim meet. There will be individual competition as well as team competition. The team competition is divided into the A and B leagues. The A league consists of girls who swim the length of the pool in 19 seconds or less; the B league composed of those who swim it in more than 19 seconds. Emaline Earlywine, in charge of arrangements, also promises a Bathing Beauty Fashion show with the mermaids modeling bathing suits of every decade since 1890. Announcement To horseback riders it is announced that riding is postponed till an indefinite date because of difficulties with the riding academy. FORMER ©RAD MARRIES DONT FORGET MOTHER MAY 11TH ITS HER DAY SEND A GIFT AND A CARD * from . • . » v GRIGGS STATIONERS — PRINTER — BOOKSELLERS Bornstein - Houser Sea Foods Largest Assortment of "Sea Foods in the Northwest CENTER OF HOME MARKET PHONE 882 'Capers' Success Says Krause With the theme of Conscription Capers prevailing, the AWS held their quarterly tolo informal at the Leopold hotel, April 26. Decorations for the ballroom were in the style of pup tents and the programs were shaped in the form of Corporal hats. Fifteen dollars profit was, made, according to Chairman Ruth Krause. who expressed her thanks for the co-operation of her committees and the students who made the dance a financial and social success. Patrons for the dance were Miss Florence Johnson. Miss Linda Countryman, Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Haggard, and Dr. Clinton Kelly. Graduate Lists Posted Lists of prospective June and August graduates have been compiled by the Registrar's office and posted on the main bulletin board. According to this report, 27 people will receive BA degrees in Education. Three-year certificates will be granted to 140 students. Besides this number, graduate three-year elementary certificates, six-year standard elementary certificates, and three-year certificate renewals will be granted, making a total of 234 graduates eligible to participate in Commencement exercises in June. Students eligible for graduation whose names are not posted or who, are listed under the wrong heading should notify the Registrar's office immediately. Mrs. Kenneth Butler ne Frances Pelegren SUPERINTENDENT'S MEET HERE MAY 7 AND 8 (Continued from Page One) In the evening an informal dinner will be held with Dr. Elias Bond giving a welcoming address and reply by Miss Violet B. Reid of Walla Walla who is president of the convention. Following the dinner a program will be given by the college string ensemble, choir, and the folk dancing group. As a special courtesy to the superintendents ---------- WWCollegian - 1941 May 2 - Page 4 ---------- i •:-•••; WestemWashingtori College of Education, Bel I ingham,; Washington FruJayfMy-^Mf Coffee Snorters snow First Is Best "bawls" • * * • * \ Softies Fight By Jerry Snow \ * ' ^ The result of the CPS-WWC tennis encounter Saturday afternoon caused several Sunday morning sports readers to blow coffee all over the place, including myself. The Gladiators had previously handed the St. Martin Rangers a worse drubbing than the Viks dished out a few days ago. As it was, the Lappenbusch men might have taken the first doubles match for a clean sweep but for a two and one-half hour wait between the singles and doubles match for- Glenn and Pettyjohn. Now that most of the not-so-confident prospective racquet lettermen have made their letters, theoretically at least, we may see the ladder switch about a bit. One quick glance at the crystal sphere assures a win for the Wildcats from the Blue and White at Ellensburg this week-end. Remember, only one of the Knox species is out of school. McLaughlin's trial toss of 40 feet, 10 inches, proved to be the best for. C P S and good for five points in the week-end meet. Carver's bundle of hope, Ed Fleming, failed to hit his practice throw distances while Lawrence Munizza displayed possibilities with a third place. Strange as it seems, the closest first place position to call for the day occurred in the 880-yard run when the Parkland man tipped the tape a couple of inches ahead of Baby Dahl, high point getter for the locals with a first and two seconds. The times, as a whole, for the cinder opener were comparable to a good high school meet. If you think I'm kidding, check the box scores with a few of the events in the high school relay carnival held last week with Whatcom, Skagit and Snohomish county schools participating. The Southern trio in the mile event boxed Cale Campbell very effectively in the sprint turn. Next time, Campbell is going to have Johnny Lund pace him and beat off boxers and admirers alike. An interesting little mural argument, that may be put to a vole, arose the other day when a partial strip-tease came off on the softball diamond. Firebug Hollingsworth demanded that Alick Mitchell peel his spike-laden track shoes for the common good; whereby, Mitch demanded that everyone take off his shoes if Mitch had to do so. Ump Healy then asked for a voluntary Gypsy Rose Lee on the tootsies so encased with the spiked variety. After a half a dozen of the fellows had removed their shoes and played ball on blistering heels for a while, they began to ask why cleats weren't allowed. To make a short story longer, I have listed Joe Moses's reasons why cleats should be allowed and my reasons why cleats should not be allowed. As it happens, Joe is in favor of barbed shoes while I am not. MOSES'S: Although I don't think that track shoes should be permitted, I do believe thai the league would be faster if cleats were permitted with the field in its present condition. The wearing of cleats Would be optional to those players who cared to purchase or borrow them. MINE: The circuit is still classified as an intramural league. A good portion of the fellows would not be able to obtain a pair of these special shoes. Under these conditions, playing opportunities would be unequal although intramural departments emphasize that equipment is the same for all participants. I still have a couple of scars as reminders of cleat shoes so I guess that I am just prejudiced. It's up to you men of the softball league to decide upon this trivial matter by voting when the issue comes up. At least we can be thankful that we live in a country where we can still vote and, argue upon such trivial things and the big items, too. Where did that plug come from? I'll have to dial out these breakfast news propagandists, especially Goodrich. Carver's divot diggers showed vast improvement as a team in their encounter with PLC. All of the green addicts shot in the intermediate 70's. Bob Smith's 74 was good for top spot while Buck Rogers clipped close behind with a 75. Fitch, McGhee, and Finnell posted a 76 and two 78's, respectively. Some of you so-called golf fans are missing the boat this season. The walking gallery has been nil so far during the home matches • Bill Fowler, ex-WWC playboy, seems to be hacking the hot spot for the Husky diamond nine at Seattle. Box scores credit Fowler with five stolen bases in three games. Fowler's press agent and frat brother, Jake Carver, let loose this little release for the alma mammy. . . . Hospice Inn captured the first annual intramural crown last Wednesday when they whitewashed Edwards hall. . . . My only national sports prediction for the season is that the Yankees should polish off the American circuit by quite a few games to take the series. Forget that I told you.. . . Goodnight, Gram. With a Bottle of Ink and a Desk Blotter You can paint your way to fame with all the ease of modern times DESK BLOTTERS, Wed. Only 9' INK, Wednesday Only 9' SHOP THE CO-OP Sam's Thmclads Test Loggers Win Opening Meet 85 to 46; Baby Dahl Points High for Norsemen Sam Carver predicts a defeat for his track speedsters Friday when they face the Central Washington track aggregation. The only first he has picked for the Vikings is a possible win in the mile-by "Cabbage" Campbell. Last Friday, on their new track layout, the Viking thinclads took an 85 to 46 defeat from a" well-balanced College of Puget Sound squad. Leading point-snatcher for WWC was speedy-Norman Dahl who garnered 11 points in the meet. Bob Maycumber of CPS was tied with Dahl for high point honors.v Highlight of the meet was the 880- yard run, won. by Sharp of the visitors., "Durable" Dahl stayed with the pace-setter the entire distance and lost only by a close six inches. The only double winner of the day was Puget Sound's Leggee who reeled off a win in both the 220 and 440. Everett Fleming, hefty Viking weight man, had an off-day and placed second in his best event, the shot put; however, he won the discus throw with a heave of 123 feet, 5 inches. Summary: 1 Mile run: Oxholm (CPS), first; Beck (CPS), second; Campbell (WWC), third. Time 4:40.7. Pole vault: Windsheimer and Mc- Aulay (WWC), tied for first; Walker (CPS), third. Height, 11 feet. High jump: Clevinger and-Blan-chard (CPS), tied for first; Hovde (WWC), third. Height, 5 feet, 8 inches. Shot put: McLaughlin (CPS), first, 40 feet, 10% inches; Fleming (WWC), 40 feet, 9 inches; Munizza (WWC), 38 feet, 9 inches. 440-yard run: Leggee (CPS), first; Frank (CPS), second; Walters (CPS), third. Time, 53 flat. 100-yard dash: Hale (CPS), first; Ropes '(WWC), second; McAulay (WWC), third. Time, 10.4 seconds. Javelin: Blanchard (CPS), first; N. Nelson (WWC), second; Walker (CPS), third. Distance, 166 feet, 4% inches. 120-yard high hurdles: Maycumber (CPS), frst; Dahl (WWC), second; Walker (CPS), third. Time, 16.4 seconds. 880-yard run: Sharp (CPS), first; Dahl (WWC), . second; Hamilton (CPS), third. PPPPP
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1999_0423 ---------- Western Front - 1999 April 23 - Page 1 ----------Friday, April 23,1999 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 108 Issue 7 Bellingham,Washington Petty thefts A.S. election race heats up reported from Carver Gym Locker use urged bygym employees By Bobby Stone THE W
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Show more1999_0423 ---------- Western Front - 1999 April 23 - Page 1 ---------- Friday, April 23,1999 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 108 Issue 7 Bellingham,Washington Petty thefts A.S. election race heats up reported from Carver Gym Locker use urged bygym employees By Bobby Stone THE WESTERN FRONT A pair of Nike warm-up pants valued at $50,a backpack valued at $157 and a women's jacket have recently been reported stolen from Carvergym. Lou Parberry Fitness Center, located in the gym, can accommodate 100 students during peakhours of the day. "During peak-time (cubby holes) are loaded with backpacks," said Lou Parberrysupervisor Eric Tripp. "There's a lot of traffic." Gym employees do not monitor personal items in thegym, Tripp said, but students still seem comfortable leaving personal items in the open. "Somestudents don't think about it," he said. "They can be kind of naive. If they would just take the extra fiveminutes and get a locker." Students who have_ physical education classes are issued free lockers inthe locker rooms. Students not in PE courses have to pay a $6 fee for the quarter. The lockers are metal baskets that are used as drawers and lock in place. University Police Chief Jim Shaw said eventhough petty theft isn't a huge issue at Western, it is a crime of opportunity. "Obviously you shouldhave an expectation that your belongings won't be stolen," he said. "But obviously, don't leavebackpacks unattended . and don't leave purses alone." Backpacks, wallets and clothing left in theopen tempt a theft problem, Tripp said. "A person who gets hot while they work out will want to takeSee THEFT, page 4 By Tiffany White THE WESTERN FRONT The race between candidates for theAssociated .Students Board intensifies this week as 13 candidates strive to win student votes for theannual election, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday in Red Square. "It's important to vole to getappropriate leaders in those positions to make good decisions and people that will represent us best," Jon Hildahl, A.S. elections coordinator, said. "After all, that's what a democracy is based on â€”everybody placing their vote." Forums and debates during the past week introduced candidates to thestudents. April 20, an informal forum brought candidates to the Fifth Floor Viking Union Eateries toanswer student questions. "It's all about trying to get the candidates access to as many people aspossible," Hildahl said. Hildahl organized the forums and debates for this year's election. The finaldebate will be 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, in the VU Main Lounge. A member from each co-sponsor of theevent, The Western .Front, A.S. Board and KUGS 89.3-FM, will comprise the panel. Several rounds ofquestions See ELECTION, page 4 1999 Special election section â€¢The Western Front takes acomprehensive look at Tuesday's A.S. elections. See pages 7 to 10 Western women 'take back thenight' By Sara Magnuson THE WESTERN FRONT "Get out of your homes and into the street and takeback the night," chanted hundreds of women clutching hand-made cardboard signs as they poured outof Viking Union Main Lounge, and the crowd streamed up High Street toward the Ridge during TakeBack the Night, a rally and march Thursday night. An international event that started in the early 1970s,Take Back the Night provides women a venue to protest violence against them, said Women's Centerco-coordinator Monica McCallum. With voices ringing out to reclaim the nighttime streets, womenstretched two city blocks, striding confidently down North Garden. They radiated energy magneticenough to draw men to street corners and women to the march. "This is the epitome of what needs tobe done worldwide," said Whatcom Community College student Greg Plumis. A group of women singing a cappella opened the rally with a beautiful harmony that verbalized frustration about the lack ofaction against perpetrators of domestic violence. "Last night, I heard the screaming, loud voices behindthe wall â€” another sleepless night See RALLY, page 4 Nick Haney/The Western Front Approximately800 women unite to take back the night. A.S. clubs show connection to Earth in displays ChrisFuller/The Western Front A.S. Recycling Center won $50 with this Earth Day display. By Jaclyn Mercurio THE WESTERN FRONT Out of 120 Associated Student clubs invited, only four participated inThursday's It's Your Planet â€” Everybody Makes a Difference, sponsored by the Western Environmental Watch Club. The clubs were encouraged to create a display of recycled materials that symbolizedtheir club. Western students voted the A.S. Recycle Center display as their favorite presentation in thecompetition, which celebrated Earth Day. The display pictured Earth created with recycled cans and aninformational display showing what products students can recycle on campus. Brieanne Kellogg, A.S.vice president for Activities, said the lack of participation from clubs is probably because spring is sucha busy quarter. "Clubs are very active with their regular meetings and the events they're putting on, somaybe they didn't have time to help out with the fair," Kellogg said. Senior Bret Haakenstad said hedidn't think the event was big enough for students to pay attention. "I walked by twice and didn't noticeit," he said. The four organizations that participated were the A.S. Recycle Center, the EnvironmentalCenter, the See EARTH, page 4 Educators take their demands to Olympla By Corey Lewis THEWESTERN FRONT Public school teachers from Bellingham and Whatcom County called in sickWednesday and took to the steps of the state capitol in Olympia to lobby legislators for a 15-percentpay raise. -.* Similar- rallies have emerged in Olympia almost daily by teachers throughout the state.Bellingham Education Association President Shirley Potter estimated 5,000 people attendedWednesday's rally. "We were there to tell the legislature that teachers need a 15- percent raise inorder to catch up," Potter said. Despite the protests outside the Senate building, the state Senatepassed a preliminary budget Wednesday that would give veteran teachers a 7-percent pay raise andbeginning during the next biennium. See WALKOUT, page 4 IN THIS ISSUE Women's golf endsseason with win Despite missing out on post-season play, Western wrap- ped up the year by winningthe sixth annual Viking Invitational. Story page 11. Twang-toned space rock landing at Western Man or AstroMan? to bring its unique brand of space-age surf rock to the Viking Union Main Lounge. Storypage 5. FRONT ONLINE http:/ / vvesternfront.wwu.edu ---------- Western Front - 1999 April 23 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ The Western Front News April 23,1999 COPS BOX wm Ifeaag: liiiiiii^liiiil A P WIRE NEWSBRIEFS STATE NEWS Discrimination lawsuit filed against Boeing The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Boeing in federal court in Seattle. EEOC accused the company of harassing andfiring an employee because he is Vietnamese. The man, Phouc Nguyen, worked as a wing assemblymechanic in Everett for 10 years. Boeing said he was fired two years ago for poor performance. The suit seeks back pay, compensation and a fine against Boeing. Nguyen said he was ridiculed because hespoke with an accent and was blamed for errors committed by others. He said he complained severaltimes to Boeing's in-house EEOC, but did not receive help. Last year, Boeing agreed to pay $15 milliondollars to settle a class-action racial discrimination lawsuit filed by African American workers. Statepolls show support for teacher raises A state poll of 405 voters conducted last weekend by ElwayResearch found that 75 percent favor a teachers' raise. About a quarter agreed with a 15 percent raise, about a 25 percent favored 10 percent, about 25 percent favored 6 percent. The rest did not favor a raise. The poll also found 62 percent of the people who responded would vote for an initiative givingteachers cost-of-living increases every year. The teachers' union filed an initiative that would do that.The Washington Education Association Board meets Saturday to decide whether to launch a petitiondrive to get the initiative on the ballot. NATTONAT, NEWS Authorities unconver failed plot to blow upLittleton school Authorities in Littleton, Colo, said the two shooters who killed 12 classmates and ateacher before killing themselves intended to blow up the school as well. Officials discovered twolarge propane bombs hidden in the school's kitchen yestersday. The sheriff said that could provideevidence of a wider conspiracy. NATO considers using ground troops; Clinton approves PresidentClinton is endorsing NATO's decision to consider the use of ground troops against Yugoslavia. Hespoke after meeting with NATO's secretary- general at the White House. So far, NATO has beenfighting Yugoslavia from the air. TMTEKMATTONAT, NEWS NATO bombs Milosevic's house; officialssay they did not target him NATO warplanes have destroyed the luxurious mansion that serves as the Yugoslav president's main residence. Slobodan Milosevic and his family were not home at the time of yesterday's pre-dawn attack. Yugoslav officials call it a criminal act; an assassination attempt againstthe president of a sovereign state. NATO officials said Milosevic wasn't the target. Russians sayMilosevic will allow monitoring if NATO bombing ends A Russian envoy brings a possible concession by Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. The envoy said Milosevic accepted the idea of an "international presence" controlled by the United Nations in Kosovo. But the NATO bombing would have to stop andthe alliance would have to pull its troops from Yugoslavia's borders. It's not clear whether theinternational force would be armed, and what guidelines it would operate under. NATO officials insist it has to have an armed presence in Kosovo to enforce any peace deal. The former Russian premierwho has been visiting Belgrade spoke to reporters after a day-long meeting with Milosevic. Compiled byLaura Zimmerman BBUWOSAM WEATHER: APRIL Today Sunny and warm. Highs near 65. Saturday â€¢lt;â€¢lt; Sunny and warmer. Lows 40 to 50. Highs 65 to 75. Sunday Increasing clouds withchance of rain. Lows 40 to 50. Highs near 65. Weather courtesy of wunderground.com The WesternFront is published twice weekly in fall, winter and spring; once a week in summer session. Address: TheWestern Front, Western Washington University, CH 110, Bellingham, WA 98225-9100. The WesternFront is the official newspaper of Western Washington University, published by the Student PublicationsCouncil, and is mainly supported by advertising. Opinions and stories in the newspaper have noconnection with advertising. News content is determined by student editors. Staff reporters are enrolled in a course in the Department of Journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may offer stories to theeditors. Advertising inquiries should be directed to the business office in College Hall 07, or by phone to(360) 650-3161. Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue ofThe Western Front. WWU Official Announcements Deadline for announcements in this space is noonFriday for the Tuesday edition and noon Wednesday for the Friday edition. Announcements should belimited to 50 words, typewritten or legibly printed, and sent through campus mail to "OfficialAnnouncements," MS -9117, via fax to X/7287, or brought in person to Commissary 113A. DO NOT SEND ANNOUNCEMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE WESTERN FRONT. Phoned announcements will not beaccepted. All announcements should be signed by originator. PLEASE POST HUMAN SERVICESPROGRAM INFORMATION SESSIONS will be held in MH 114 at noon April 28. Find out more about thebachelor of arts degree in human services offered through Woodring College of Education. For moreinformation, call X/7759. WWU SURPLUS GOODS will be auctioned at 9:30 a.m. April 24 at the ArmoryBuilding motor shed, lower level. Sale items may be inspected from 9 a.m. to noon today, April 23.Bidders must register then or one hour before the sale. Payment must be within an hour after the sale bycash, money order, cashier's or certified check, or personal or business check with proper identification.MATH PLACEMENT TEST. Registration is not required. Students must bring picture identification and aNo. 2 pencil. A $10 fee must be paid in the exact amount at the time of testing. Allow 90 minutes. Thetest will be in OM 120 at 9 a.m. April 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, and June 17, and at 3 p.m. April 29, May 6,13, 20, 27, June 3 and 10. Sample problems may be found at http://www.washington.edu/oea/aptp.htmWASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATIVE INTERN COORDINATORS will hold an informational meeting fromnoon to 1:30 p.m. April 29 in AH 41.9 for faculty and students wanting more information on the legislativeinternship program for winter quarter 2000. Applications, available in AH 415, are being accepted throughMay 7. THE LEGAL INFORMATION CENTER WILL HOLD a free informative workshop, "Partiers HaveRights, Too," at 7 p.m. May 5 in SL 110. The workshop will offer information about partiers' rights and therights of police. For more information, call X/6111. TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE(TESL) priority application deadline for fall 1999 is May 15. For more information, call Trish, X/4949. TEST DATES FOR THE MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT) are 3 p.m. May 11 in FR 3, and 3 p.m. June 16 inFR 4. Registration is required in OM 120 or by calling X/3080. A $35 fee is payable at time of test. THETEST FOR TEACHER EDUCATION (TETEP) will be given at 3 p.m. May 18 in FR 2. Registration isrequired in OM 120. A $25 fee is payable in the exact amount at time of registration. FALL QUARTERDEGREE APPLICANTS: Students who plan to graduate at the end of fall quarter must have degreeapplications on file by June 4. Degree applications and instructions are available in the Registrar's Office,OM 230. FALL REGISTRATION FOR BIOLOGY: Students with listed majors and completed prerequisites may register at their appointment times if the system works as expected. All students need to completecourse request forms in case the system does not work as expected. Students who do not meet criterialisted here must always complete course request forms, available in Bl 315, to register for biologyclasses. Request forms, available in Bl 315, must be returned to the instructor's mailbox by 5 p.m. today,April 23. On-campus recruiting For more information on the application process for any of the followingopportunities or to sign up for an interview, stop by OM 280 or call X/3240. Issaquah School District.Tuesday, April 27. Submit resume and sign up in OM 280. Clover Park School District. Tuesday, April 27. Submit resume and sign up in OM 280. Mukilteo School District. Wednesday, April 28. Submit resumeand sign up in OM 280. Peace Corps. Wednesday and Thursday, April 29-30, for various overseaspositions. Contact ]im Gunsolos, X/3017, for application and signup instructions. Marysville SchoolDistrict. Thursday, April 29. Submit resume and sign up in OM 280. To interview, placement file must beturned in. ---------- Western Front - 1999 April 23 - Page 3 ---------- April 25, 1999 NEWS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 Students and faculty garden on Earth Day By Janis Yi THE WESTERN FRONT Student and faculty volunteers celebrated Earth Day gardening in theorchards in the Outdoor Experiential Learning Site. "Earth Day was a service-learning project designedto bring student and faculty together on a different level," said Cori Schlender, coordinator of theevent. The volunteers dug out trunks from diseased trees that had been cut down last quarter. They also trimmed blackberry bushes. Fairhaven College coordinated and funded the project, Schlender said.This quarter, plants, such as mulberries, daikon radishes and clover, will be planted in the orchard soil to prevent erosion and the loss of minerals from the soil, Schlender said. The site, commonly referred to as the Outback Garden, is located behind stacks eight and nine of the Fairhaven dorms. "The ideacame out of the desire to do something together to further the Fairhaven community," said KathrynAnderson, communications and women's studies professor at Fairhaven College. "This actually isn'tEarth Day; today was designed by our government," Schlender said. "It's a nice day to celebrate mother earth, soil and being alive. The real Earth Day is on Spring Equinox, a couple of weeks ago." Rachimah Magnuson/The Western Front Rachael Sursley and Marit Bentsen remove tree stumps in the OutdoorExperiential Learning Site. ^l|MiBllll^llt;lllll j : ; : i : j : ! ^ | j ! i ^^ Administrators have mixed opinionsabout distance learning By Laura Query THE WESTERN FRONT Western is considering moving itself closer to the title of "virtual" university. The extent to which distance education will be integrated,however, remains a debate. The University Planning Council spent the past quarter dicussing theconcept of distance education and its role at Western. "I think it's time for the governance of theuniversity to debate, discuss and explore these issues to decide how far we will go," said John Miles,chairman of the University Planning Council and director of the Center for Geographic and EnvironmentalSocial Science at Huxley College. Distance education aims to provide schooling to those who areunable to use classes on campus. Western offers independent learning and interactivetelecommunications-based courses, which Miles is familiar with. Miles teaches an environmentalhistory and ethics class via video to students who live on the Olympic Pennisula. "I go over there once in the beginning of the course and once at the end; it adds a human element to it," Miles said. "I thinkwhenever possible a human element should be injected into distance education." Opponents ofdistance education fear the "human element" of education will be lost with the convience of recievingan education through a computer. "It is the purpose of education to create inquiring people who havethe will and intelligence to create their own destiny," said Victor Cox, Associated Students vicepresident for Academic Affairs. The social atmosphere of the university is key in accomplishingthis, Cox said. "There are students who simply can't do that," Miles said. "How are we going to servethose students?" David Spade Sophie Mareeau A comedy about a guy who would do anything to get the giri of his dreams - and did! Miles said he disagrees with the idea that students would choose toeducate themselves via computer rather than attend classes on campus. "I can't believe that would everhappen," Miles said. "The standard student, 18 to 22 years old, wants the social atmosphere." "I don'tthink 18-year-old students are ready to go online," Cox said. The commonality between both sides ofthe issue is that Western's distance education plan needs structure and regulation. "We need a plan," Miles said. "We aren't currently ready to tackle this systematically." In order to make distanceeducation successful, faculty needs adequate training; standards must be set for all distanceeducation courses and these courses must not be mounted at the detriment of on-campus programs,Miles said. "It needs to be funded," Miles 6aid. "The campus community is not likely to stiffen moneyaway from campus programs." ouncl â€¢ be Spade. mmmmmmmmm mmmm OOTID SPADESOPHIEHARCEAU IOSTM* PATRKKBRUEL ARTIEUWGE ummMummmm â€¢SJOHNDEBenoouSTOODP.SMfTH " " " M E R I C E MORRIEEISWWIAMUOSOVE BRODERICKJOHNSON ^ J i O M iMARC MEBfSi DAVID SPACE " T O P O W C X m â€¢â€¢i.bÂ»^hhi.awÂ»fct.d la www.wb-4ostandfound.com STARTS APRIL 23 AT A THEATRE NEAR YOU. THIS YEAR A LOT OF COLLEGESENIORS WILL BE GRADUATING INTO DEBT. Under the Army's Loan Repayment program, you could get out from under with a three-year enlistment. Each year you serve on active duty reduces yourindebtedness by one-third or $1,500, whichever amount is greater, up to a $65,000 limit The offer applies to Perkins Loans, Stafford Loans, and certain other federally insured loans, which are not in default. And debt relief is just one of the many benefits you'll earn from the Army. Ask your Army Recruiter. 1-800-USA-ARMY ARMY. BE ALL YOU CAN BE. www.goarmy.com ---------- Western Front - 1999 April 23 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ The Western Front News April 23,1999 Speakers at rally urge women to learn how to defendthemselves RALLY, from page 1 for me. Won't do no good to call the police â€” always come late ifthey come at all," the women sang, eliciting applause from the hundreds of women crowded into thelounge and spilling into the street, listening to the sound system and watching the monitors.Encouraging women to protect themselves, students of Total Confidence Kung Fu, a self-defense school in Bellingham, presented Wing Tsun, the only type of martial arts developed by a woman. Uttering astring of loud, unintelligible phrases and using quick, continuous movements, two women fought offthree male attackers wearing helmets in an unchoreographed demonstration. Developed 300 yearsago, this type of self-defense is "simple, soft, fluid and devastatingly effective," said the spokesman for Total Confidence Kung Fu, a school of self-defense that promotes "empowering people by teachingthem to know themselves, their bodies and their strength." "In the United States, a woman isassaulted â€” usually by her husband â€” every 15 seconds," said keynote speaker and social injusticeactivist Alice Y. Horn. "Attacks inspired by bigotry say in unequivocal terms to every member of thevictim's group: "This could happen to you."' Horn urged all groups representing the different targets ofhate crimes to band together and show their communities they wouldn't tolerate violence. "One personalone can't do much, but thousands of women in the street are at least making their voices heard,"Western freshman Michelle Malmquist said. Speaking' for Western's Women's Center, co-coordinatorTrisha Eubank listed resources that should be provided on campus, among them self-defense courses and people trained to talk with survivors of violence. "We deserve to be safe," said Western junior KimAnderson, a survivor of physical assault. "We.. deserve to not have to defend ourselves. I shouldn'thave to take a self-defense course ... and still be afraid." "When someone is assaulted, they shouldn'thave to run around to find someone who will believe their story," Eubank said vehemently. "Victims ofcrimes should Courtesy of Tim Klein Julie Johston (left) and Heather Hamlett participate in a candle lightvigil in Red Square after the march. not be treated with suspicion." The crowd erupted in cheers,welcoming speaker Kathryn Dalen, a professor of women's studies at Whatcom Community College and a survivor of domestic violence. Sharing her testimony, Dalen verbalized a question common amongwomen who have never been victims of their partners' abuse â€” "Why did I let him do it?" Afteremphasizing women aren't allowing the abuse â€” men are choosing to inflict pain, she admitted no onecan know why women return to their abusers. Rally speaker Eric Ward, a member of the NorthwestCoalition Against Malicious Harassment, recalling the recent shootings in Colorado, noted he'd neverheard of an incident where women went on a shooting spree and called out to men to take charge of aproblem of violence that is their own. "This society has pushed women into a corner, and it's time formen who call themselves allies to reclaim the space that rightfully belongs to everyone â€” including women," Ward declared. Teachers still fighting for 15 percent despite Legislature's response WALKOUT, from page 1 Potter said the rally featured speeches by union presidents of the 14 districts represented.After the speeches, a group of teachers from Bellingham called on local legislators to speak to theteachers. Rep. Kelli Linville, D-Bellingham, Rep. Doug Ericksen, R-Bellingham, Sen. Harriet Spanel,D-Bellingham and Sen. Georgia Gardner, D-Blaine, all responded.. According to an article in the April22 issue of the Bellingham Herald, Ericksen said teachers in Whatcom County aren't as adverselyaffected by inflation as those in the Seattle area. "Especially in the Mount Baker School District, theyhaven't lost 15 percent to inflation the last six years," Ericksen said. "I hear their pain, although I thinktheir union leaders' have given them unreasonably high expectations this year." "Doug (Ericksen)doesn't get it," Potter said. "Low pay affects teachers everywhere." Potter said parents have mostlysupported toward teachers during the walkout, but a few were angry. "We've had a few phone calls hereat the office," Potter said. "One woman wouldn't even give 1 don't think we're going to get the 15percent, but we're not going to let up.' Shirley Potter Bellingham Education Association president usher name. But we've also had people call and ask where we were going to be so they could come outand support us." Potter said Bellingham Superintendent Dale Kinsley was not pleased with the walkout. "He was not happy, but I have repeatedly asked him to do things like lobbying with us, but we never gothim to bite," she said. Kinsley could not be reached for comment. Potter said the teachers arefrustrated because despite the state's booming economy, teachers have not been recognized fairlyby the State Legislature. "We feel the state has shirked its constitutional duty," Potter said. "I don'tthink we're going to get the 15 percent, but we're not going to let up. We won't lie down." April 26debate: ELECTION, from page 1 will be proposed to each candidate. Recurring themes, such asclassroom space, hiring more diverse teachers, campus violence and chalking, are among the issues tobe discussed, Hildahl said. So far, the voter turnout to the events has been similar to other A.S. election years, Hildahl said. The actual number of students who voted during the past two years increased. Jack Smith, adviser to the A.S. elections coordinator and VU activities director, said the issues bringvoters to the polls. In 1998, 23.4 percent, 2,435 students, voted in the general election, he said, incomparison to the 1997 election, in which 15.7 Last chance t o scope out t h e 13 A.S. candidatespercent, 1,622 students, voted. The 1998 increase in votes is partially due to the interest in theVendor's Row issue on the ballot, he said. Hildahl said the current issues, the Washington StudentLobby initiative and the referendum to increase technology fees, on the ballot have the potential toattract student votes. The initiative and the referendum are fiscal matters â€” however, the WSLinitiative also determines how involved students want A.S. in state government issues, Smith said.Yet, the importance of issues is not the only reason to vote. "I think the AS. is an extremely important organization on campus, although a lot of people don't know too much about it," Hildahl said. "I mean, they are a multi-million dollar business and that money is going toward organizations and eventsassociated with Western." The A.S. made some changes to the election process this year. The A.S.election code, rules for the candidates, was revised to make clarifications and resolve any loopholes orgrievances within the document. Genevieve Panush, current vice president for Business andOperations, lead the project this year. "It's kind of like the rules, so we create the most equal and fairplaying field as possible," Panush explained. The election code now states candidates can spend $100on their campaign. During the past years, the maximum amount was 'If you want to see good thingsdone â€” go out and vote for good people.' Genevieve Panush A.S. vice president B u s i n e s s a n dOperations $80; the amount was increased due to rising costs, Panush said. Major changes todocuments are accomplished by the A.S. Board. The officer who is assigned to make the changesdepends upon the weight of the student vote. "If you want to see good things done â€” go out and votefor good people," Panush said. STRANGE Â§!|Â§|iÂ©rK ||Â§|Â§Â§fffi^ ;!Â§iifffioui^ Thefts reported inCarver Gym THEFT, from page 1 their sweatshirt off," Tripp said. "So they take it off and stuff it (by thestorage bins) instead of tying it around their waist or taking it station to station with them." Tripp, who'sworked in the gym for five years, said reported thefts usually occur about twice per year; however, morepersonal items may have been stolen. "It's the same here as it is in the rest of society," Tripp said. "If they leave a backpack in a park and.walk away and lose it they say 'Oh well, I screwed up."' Tripp saidhe has thought about moving the cubby holes to a different location to prevent theft. He said he has alsoconsidered putting lockers outside the door that students would pay by the hour to use. A.S. clubspromote awareness of human impact on environment with Earth Day displays EARTH, from page 1 Latter Day Saints Student Association and WEW. Ellen Hutchinson, co-coordinator of WEW, said shehopes people walk away realizing that everyone makes a difference. "Everything that everyone doeshas an impact," she said. "The first step to changing things is awareness. Each person is responsiblefor their actions. The goal is awareness and taking responsibility," Hutchinson said. Betsy Novak, whohelped create the A.S. recycle display, said she hopes it spreads awareness about what isrecyclable* on campus and what individuals can do to make a difference. "The biggest thing is toeducate the student population of what is recyclable," Novak said. The A.S. Recycle Center won $50 for its first-place display. WEW created letters with recycled two-liter bottles to spell out its acronym.The Latter Day Saints Student Association reused carpet padding to create bodies holding hands andthe Environmental Center made a sign of recycled products that shared information about recycling.Gwen Heisterkamp, co-coordinator of WEW, said she wants people to realize Earth Day is foreveryone and not just environmental groups. "We wanted to get to people from all different walks of life included," she said. Although only a few clubs participated, students said they were happy to see an effort made to educate people about recycling. "It encourages people to recycle and be aware of theirenvironment," senior Michelle Foster said. "I think they did a good job." ---------- Western Front - 1999 April 23 - Page 5 ---------- April 23,1999 ACCENT Arts Entertainment The Western Front â€¢ 5 Three-quitared BarneyBenedictson/The Western Front Man or AstroMan? performing at the 3B Tavern last July. By ScottLaMont THE WESTERN FRONT Don't look to the sky in hopes of seeing an alien craft. The ship isprobably filled with those gray, big-eyed oddities anyway â€” what's the fun in that? To see aliens whohave assimilated into human form and have started their own band, look toward the Viking Union.Beaming down at 7 p.m. Sunday April 25 in the VU Main Lounge is the group Man or Astro-Man? Theband consists of four members: Birdstuff, Blazar the Probe Handler, Coco the Electric Monkey Wizardand Trace Reading. Man or Astro-Man? claims to consist of aliens who crashed on Earth near Alabama sometime in 1992. Wanting to meld with humans, they assumed the form of college students andstarted a band in an attempt to blend. This odd band continues its quest to return to the Grid Sector byputting out music albums and touring the country conducting research. "This will be the best live showyou've ever seen!" said Chris Porcarelli, special events coordinator for Associated Students. The recipefor Man or Astro- Man? is really quite whacked. The music is a mix between '60s surf music and afunky, modern space-age style. The band started by listening to Link Wray, The Ventures, Dick Daleand other older music to get the surf feel. It is now leaning toward more "modern" electronic-type music. Their new album, EEVIAC: Operational Index and Reference Guide, Including Other ModernComputation Devices, was released in stores April 20. According to Man or Astro- Man's press release, the album blends "an intriguing mixture of electronic experimentation and energetic live banddynamics." Opening for Man or Astro- Man? will be Zen Guerrilla and the Rock*a*Teens. "(We're)bringing together the best bands of this world and some of those from worlds beyond," Porcarelli said.Tickets for the all-ages show are $5 for students and $6 general and are available at the PerformingArts Center box-office or Cellophane Square. Has It Been Awhile Since You DM Any Beading? Discover Today's Beads Creating Contemporary Beadwear is More Sophisticated Fun Than Ever Before!OPEN 7 DAYS In Historic Fairhaven A L E H O U SE Beer Education Resource Center We carry labsupplies for all levels! â€¢Ale Lager 101 â€¢Survey of Craft Brewing â€¢Belgian Ale Ecologyâ€¢Beers of Central Europe â€¢Post-doc Research 21 Over O P E N AT 3 : 0 0 P . M . S U N . - F R I . 1:00 P . M . S A T . DOWNSTAIRS AT 1 2 1 2 T E N T H S T. FA1RHAVEN 3 6 0 - 6 4 7 - 7 0 0 2www.nas.com/ArcherAle ---------- Western Front - 1999 April 23 - Page 6 ---------- 6 â€¢ The Western Front Accent April 23,1999 DANC Bobby Stone/The Western Front Co-captainSherri Alberts works on a routine with the squad. By Jen True THE WESTERN FRONT As "Jock JamsMega Mix" played in the background, the captains of Western's first competitive dance teamauditioned prospective dancers looking for enjoyment, confidence and talent. The dance team startedas an inspiration last spring and is now preparing for its second year. Five women brainstormed theclub during the '98 spring quarter, but were unable to continue with the commitment. Captains JodiAlexander, Sabrina Johnson, Sherri Alberts, Heather Werckle and Vanessa Keverkamp said theyadopted responsibility for the team after the founders quit. Amidst the hype of this year's basketballgames, Western's new dance club took front stage. It performed six times, including a women'splayoff game, the captains said. "For me and a lot of girls, (performing) is a big adrenaline rush," Alberts said. Dancer Heather McCormick said the rush starts as she takes her position at the beginning of aperformance and hears the crowd cheering. "I feel like I am part of the school," she said. Performing atInterlake High School's drill/dance invitational Feb. 27 was a highlight, Alexander said. The womencarpooled down, caked their faces with makeup and put on smiles for their showcase performance,which Alexander said was a personal best. "It felt so good because everyone was so excited to seeus," McCormick said, adding that the experience brought the women together as a team. Next year, the team plans to increase its number of performances to include football games, Alexander said.Wednesday's tryouts determined next year's team, however, fall tryouts will give more dancers achance to join for basketball season. The captains said they hope to become more involved with other college dance competitions in the state. Even national competitions are a future possibility,Alexander said. The team practices two nights per week where ever it can find space. Winter quarter itpracticed in the Viking Commons, McCormick said. Brainstorming ideas with team members,competition videos and past routines, the captains said they choreograph jazz, hip hop and drill routines. They said they enjoy the chance to show off their hard work and talent. McCormick said shescreamed with joy when she learned about the club at the fall Info. Fair. She has danced for 14 years,but her high school did not have a drill or dance team. "It is something I've always wanted to do," shesaid. "Most of the girls that came on the team had at least two years experience, but we had a coupleof girls that had none and they did great," Alberts said. "It just depends on how much you want it." Theteam is hardworking and its improvement during the year was amazing, Alberts said. The captains saidmany people were delighted to see their performances. "We like to bring in older music â€” songs the audience can relate to and have fun with," Alberts said. In order to fund their club, the women will havefour car washes, a bake sale and will help at the Kappa Carnival. ROLL THE By Chris Goodenow THEWESTERN FRONT Whoever said gambling was for rich old fogies? It's time for poor college students tohave some fun. Casino Night, organized by the Residence Hall Association, starts at 8 p.m. Saturdayand lasts until 12:30 a.m. It is the one night where underage students can hit the town â€” well,Carver Gym â€” and try their luck at roulette, craps, horse racing, poker and black jack. "It's going to beamazing. The (RHA) council has put a lot of work into it and it's going to be a lot of fun," said NovaGattman, co-chair of Casino Night '99. "There's about 1,500 people that will be coming to this, and it will make our stress and hard work worthwhile." Gattman said participants will gamble for chips, but thechips do not represent real money. The less fortunate who lose all their chips do not necessarily loseall their money. "People end up making millions and millions and millions of dollars, and some people make $50," said Jefri Peters, co- Chair of Casino Night '99. Participants are handed a cup full of chipsequivalent to $500 when they walk in. If someone loses all their chips, Peters said a loan shark willmake them do something wacky to earn more, such as sing the Barney song or ask another personstrange questions. How much loan sharks give is up to their discretion. The loan sharks will carrysigns that read, "The depression is coming,"â€” a phrase that echoes the theme for Casino Night '99:Bourbon Street Blues, 1920s. BIG SCREEN T.V. â€¢ POOL TABLES Monday Tuesday $3.99 BeerPitchers $3.99 Hamburger Fries Mon. - Tues. - Wed. $7.99 ALL YOU CAN EAT BEEF RIBS! 1114Harris Ave * Fairhaven DINE IN OR CARRY OUT-67VS74S s- If they are tired of gambling, people candance to live jazz and blues music from 10:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., or to local DJ Joe Yamada's tunes forthe rest of the night. Yamada will take requests. A photographer will also be available. Although chipscan't be exchanged for cash, prizes are available from a silent auction, a regular auction at the end of the night or a raffle. The grand prize is a guided river rafting trip. Other prizes include two tickets to a sold-out Dave Matthews concert, two tickets to an Alanis Morissette concert, a zip drive, a $100 giftcertificate to "That Textbook Place" and a 45-million-year-old squid fossil. "Much of them are donated by local businesses, which is really nice of them," said Trevor Lee, prize committee member. "Prettymuch what we did was we cracked open a phone book and wrote down every business we could think of in the Bellingham area." The prize committee contacted more than 500 businesses, Lee said.Advertising Chair James McCurdy said RHA expects tickets to sell out at the door .between 9 p.m. to9:30 p.m.: Admission is limited to 1,200 patrons. The idea of Casino Night originated at Western andis spreading to other schools. The University of Washington has borrowed craps and roulette tablesfrom Western for its own Casino Night program. Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. They canbe bought in advance in any residence hall eatery during dinner, and at Casino Night's booth in RedSquare from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day this week. Chris Goodenow/The Western Front A studentdealer practices for a big night at the tables. 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More than 750 students signed a petition reading: "Shallstudents be assessed a $2 fee for the Washington Student Lobby, provided that a mechanism for arefund or waiver be included?" Associated Students Legislative Liaison Jesse Salomon insists, however,it's not a fee. "I don't know the strict definition of a fee. It's going to be automatically assessed,"Salomon said. "But you can't get a fee refunded." Salomon said it has yet to be decided, how refundswill be assessed, though he has discussed various options with the administration. He saidstudents may be able to receive a refund from the Plaza Cashier. "We want to talk about whether it'stoo restrictive in terms of a refund or political backlash that we could suffer," Salomon said. "We want tofigure out a way where we can up donations without angering certain students." Salomon said anexample of angering students would be if students became frustrated with long lines at the PlazaCashier. The WSL doesn't count on this being a problem. "It's not extremely likely," Salomon said. "Ifwe thought everyone would get a refund we wouldn't have the initiative. The way we see it, it's ineverybody's best interest to donate. "The 10 percent of people who don't agree with student lobby, andwho don't agree with the legislative agenda that the WSL lobbies for, will be the ones who'll pursue arefund," WSL Vice Chair Erin Smith said. See FEE, page 10 Making an impact with voting By ChrisChristian THE WESTERN FRONT The Associated Students Board has a few suggestions and tips toconsider while voting for a candidate and picking a leader. Each candidate should possessleadership skills, a working knowledge of the A.S. organization and be able to communicate well withthe students, according to A.S. guidelines. "What issues are important important to you?" askedSarah Steves, A.S. President. Before the elections Tuesday and Wednesday, find out what eachcandidate has to offer the students of Western and the surrounding community. As a representative ofWestern, candidates should support what the students want and are passionate about, Steves said. A-S. officers aren't just responsible for planning event, Jon Hildahl said. "They're our link to the school,"elections coordinator, Hildahl said. "So, it -is also important that they are able to communicate withthe students." "This is very different from high school," Steves said. 'There is a huge hud-get, and weare not puppets of the administration.' Sarah Steves A.S. President "There is a huge budget and weare not puppets of the administration." Deciding which candidate to vote for can be made easy. TheA.S. Review can be used as a reference, along with voter pamphlets and printed interviews andstatements by the candidates. The last debate is from 6 to 8p.m. Monday in the Viking Union MainLounge. The debate will air on KUGS 89.3-FM. A newly revised Washington Student Lobby initiative and technology fee referendum will be on the ballot with the individual races. Voting day will give Western students the opportunity to make their voices heard. "If I can get the people to understand theissues, we let them make a better vote," Hildahl said. Increased technology fees proposed on ballot ByJulie Graham THE WESTERN FRONT In light of a belief that the current Student Technology Feedoes not provide adequate funds to meet Western students' technological needs, the AssociatedStudents Board of Directors has posed a question to student voters: "Shall Western WashingtonUniversity students be assessed a $5 increase for the Student Technology Fee Program?" The current$10-per-quarter raised approximately $330,000 this year. The university and the Western Foundationtogether guarantee $200,000 per year. A $5- per-quarter â€” raising the STF to $45 per year â€” wouldprovide about another $170,000. The existing STF has allowed Western to maintain pace with changingtechnology, but an increase would allow the university to "break past the rate of inflation anddepreciation," said Victor Cox, A.S. vice president for academic affairs and STF chair. He said when the A.S. Board and members of the STF Committee talked with students, all said they supported a 'Thisis one fee that everyone benefits from, whether they live on campus or off: they all use technology on campus. 'â€¢ Victor Cox A.S. presidential candidate fee increase, and when given a choice between$10 and $5, they chose $5. This year, the STF Committee received nearly $1.5 million of proposals intechnology, but had only $530,000 to fund them, Cox said. The STF has provided funds for upgradingcomputer labs in Miller Hall, Arntzen Hall and the Ross Engineering Technology building, and for various program-specific labs such as English, foreign language, sociology, physical education and math.The fund paid for 192 dial-up access ports and enhanced the lighting and sound system in the FairhavenAuditorium. Proposals must come from campus organizations, and the funding decisions are made byWestern President Karen Morse. "This is the one fee that everyone benefits from, whether they live on campus or off; they all use technology on campus," Cox said. Western was the first university in thestate to institute a student technology fee â€” passed in 1995 â€” but now has the lowest fee, he said. ---------- Western Front - 1999 April 23 - Page 8 ---------- 8 â€¢ The Western Front Election Special April 23,1999 Presidential JLiictor Cox By Julie Graham THEWESTERN FRONT Victor Cox said he believes his leadership abilities, passion for the position andexperience, along with the knowledge he gained of governance procedures this year, make him aneffective choice for Associated Students president. "My heart is 100 percent in this job," he said. Coxsaid he sees the A.S. president facing issues next year including diversity, safety, overcrowding andenrollment, parking, lobbying for state support and working to create a student recreation center. "Iwould like to have an open forum every month â€” the A.S. Board, Morse and the provost â€” so we canbe accountable and interact with students," he said. Communication is key, and it shouldn't be thestudents' responsibility to come during his office hours if they have something to say, since his behavior is accountable to them and the board, Cox said. "My goal as A.S. president is to always be visible andavailable to students," he said. He said he'd like to start a club for freshmen and sophomores thatwould encourage their leadership skills and community involvement and get them involved early incampus activities. "All the students at our university have so much leadership potential, and I wantto facilitate that," Cox said, adding he fulfilled his goal of filling all student positions on universitycouncils. "We can make a difference on campus," he said. "I know that sounds trite, but it's true." AsA.S. vice president for academic affairs, he has chaired and served on 15 university and A.S.committees, including the Budget Committee and the Student Technology Fee Committee, Cox said.Cox, a political science major, was president of the SHADO â€” Sigma, Highland, Alpha, Delta andOmega â€” hall council and served on the University Services Council before being elected to the A.S.Board of Directors in 1998. tephen Shurtleff By Corey Lewis THE WESTERN FRONT Stephen Shurtleffs mission is clear: He wants to win the Associated Student's president office using one tool â€”approachability. From his campaign slogan, "Tell me what you want me to do for you," to his laidback, approachable demeanor, he said he wants students to know that he will work for them, nothimself. "I'm a real student," he said. "I'm not somebody who goes to school just to get involved instudent politics. I'm not here to fulfill my political ambition." Instead, Shurtleff said he wants to leadthe A.S. to make sure students' voices are heard. He said being A.S. president will help him in his future occupation â€” teaching. Shurtleff, a senior elementary education major, said a teacher once toldhim to truly fulfill the role a teacher must occupy, it is necessary to get experience in all facets of life."He told me there's all types of background a teacher needs," Shurtleff said. "Politics, communityservice, being a firefighter, just having all types of life experience." He said he heard positive andnegative feedback about issues from students. None, however, has enflamed passions more thancampus safety. Shurtleff said Western needs to look at how the administration addresses campussafety and violent crimes. "I want to change Western's style of doing things from reactive toresponsive," he said. "Instead of 300 people attending a meeting (about the recent rape on campus),every student should attend and be involved." Shurtleff said he was saddened that the issue of rapeneeds to be politicized to get people's attention. "Safety goes beyond politics," Shurtleff said. "That is the most essential need for any campus." Shurtleff said many students are concerned about thechalking moratorium. He said he supports free speech, however, chalkers should use restraint. "It's something that should be allowed, but that doesn't necessarily mean (chalking) should be exercisedon campus," he said. Shurtleff said he is well qualified for the job. He said the job entails micro-management and leadership â€” two strengths he believes he possesses. aron Spencer By CoreyLewis THE WESTERN FRONT For Aaron Spencer, involvement in campus and volunteerorganizations, and a love for Western, is motivation to win the office of Associated Students president.Spencer is involved with the community â€” on and off campus â€”- during his three years at Western.Along with being a second-year resident adviser in the Fairhaven dorms, Spencer was a Residence HallAssociation representative on the A.S. Facilities and Services Council. "Besides the different offices I've held, I've done a variety of volunteer work â€” cleaning up Sehome Hill, Casino Night, Big Brothers/BigSisters, Campus Buddies and Western Preview," Spencer said. Spencer said he is a natural fit for theoffice he is seeking. "The job is right for me," he said. "I really like Western and I'm very proud to be astudent here." "I'm not running on a strictly A.S. platform, but on a Western platform," he added.Spencer said he sees the need for more dialogue between the administration and students. "I don't seehow the administration can truly understand the needs of students without open dialogue with the A.S. representatives," Spencer said. He said one of his goals is to have open communication withPresident Karen Morse â€” something he would do with or without her cooperation. "I'm going to bepersistent," Spencer said. "It only takes one drop to start a waterfall. If one person can't do it, then 50 or100 can." Spencer said he will work to change Western's safety policies to be more proactive. Forexample, he said self-defense classes always fill up, yet are only offered a few times a year. "It'sobvious that we need more of these if they fill up," he said. He said safety is an issue that constantlyneeds to be addressed on campus and in the community. "Even when the skies are blue and life isgood, there will still be those issues in our society," Spencer said. "It needs to constantly bediscussed and dealt with." ---------- Western Front - 1999 April 23 - Page 9 ---------- April 23,1999 Election Special The Western Front â€¢ 9 Vice presidential Vice president for Diversity By Carrie Van Driel THE WESTERN FRONT "My ultimate goal is raising awareness," said junior. MorganHepfer, candidate for the Associated Students vice president for diversity. Sophomore PhantaChambers, another candidate for the position, said she shares this goal. "I want to accomplishawareness and interaction between clubs, students, faculty, everybody," Chambers said. "It's notjust about minorities and people with disabilities." Chambers, an English secondary education majorand women's studies minor, says she wants everyone to be educated about the programs offered oncampus. Chambers is involved in several activities including, the Phata Chambers Morgan HepherAfrican-American Alliance, the Sister-to-Sister program, the Multicultural Service Center Mentor/Menteeprogram and is an orientation student adviser and treasurer for Birnam Wood apartments. Hepfer, aphilosophy and political science double-major, is a member of the varsity crew. He serves on theGeneral University Requirements Committee, was nominated for the Government Commission andwrites for the Kitchen Debates. The Puyallup native said he wants diversity to be highlighted oncampus. "I think that this position has the greatest potential for beneficial impacts on campus," hesaid. "I care about diversity issues," Hepfer said, adding that in his mind, diversity issues equal moralissues. Vice president for Activities By Lisa Bach THE WESTERN FRONT The candidates forAssociated Students vice president for activities share a goal of providing Western students with moreactivity information. Tillie Gallagher and Amy Finkbonner are campaigning to fill the position, whichincludes organizing campus events, speakers and clubs. Gallagher, a freshman, was awarded the Junior Achievement Award for the greater Puget Sound area while attending Federal Way High School. AtWestern, Gallagher is a writer for the Kitchen Debates and is a Resident Housing Associationrepresentative and historian for Buchanan Towers. "We organize campus-sponsored events, and rightnow we are working on Casino Night," she said. "No matter how busy I am, I can always find a way tohelp out. "I put a lot of work into things and they come out really well," Gallagher said. "People thinkthat because I'm really happy that I am stress-free," she said. "That is such a compliment because itshows that I handle stress well. - "Through activities, I would like to make Western a fun place to go. Iwould like to Amy Tillie Finkbonner Gallagher make the activities more publicized and accessible,"she said. "Maybe I could inspire some of the more idealistic people to go out and make their ownclubs." *â€¢ Finkbonner is a senior who graduated from Bellingham High School with the OutstandingCommunity Involvement Award from the Ethnic Minority Honors Program. This past week she waschosen as a role model for Winds of Change magazine, a national publication that helps NativeAmericans select a college. "This is basically my backyard, so I have a real heart for Western,"Finkbonner said. "I care about our campus and our students, and I want to represent them with style."Finkbonner has held similar positions in the A.S. Senate, allocating money to different clubs andactivities. She is also active in leadership clubs and Campus Christian Fellowship. "I don't have aformal title, but I do administrative stuff at the Inn," she said. "I did an informal survey on campus, and Ifound that students love what has gone on, but they don't feel like they know about things,"Finkbonner said. "I would like to have a public place where people can find out about things on time." "Ican bring two important things to the position: creativity and approachability," she said. "Activities are a big part of campus that I care about. I'd be excited to represent the student body and to tap into the vast creativity on this campus," she said. Vice president for Legislative and Community Affairs ByHolly Hinterburger THE WESTERN FRONT The April 27 Associated Student elections brings twocandidates for the position of vice president for legislative and community affairs. David Toyer and Joshua Cummings say they have experience and desire to serve Western. Toyer is running for a second termas vice president for legislative and community affairs and said he loves his job and feels as if he hasaccomplished a lot this year. "I really love what I do," he said. "Hopefully that carries me to do a goodjob for the students." The Washington state legislature proposed tuition increases as high as 40percent. Toyer helped start a student e-mail program that was effective in bringing the increase down tonormal levels, he said. Toyer also played a . part in erecting an 8-foot "tuition popsi-cle" outside of theA.S. office, he said. The popsicle was part of his work on keeping tuition low at Western. Toyer alsoserves on a committee responsible for drafting David Toyer Joshua Cummings an InstitutionalMaster Plan for Western, the Mayor's Neighborhood Advisory Commission, the parking appeals boardand is the student representative on the library senate. If re-elected Toyer said his plans include astudent bus pass, hate-crime legislation and a funds-matching policy for child-care facilities on campus. "I try to make myself really available for students," he said. Joshua Cummings said if he is elected heplans to concentrate on student involvement next year. "I can take what students have to say, focus it,research it and write it up and find out what we can and cannot do," he said. "Focus it and propose it tothe legislature." Cummings has legislative experience working as a precinct committee officer in ClarkCounty. He participated in student government his freshman year at Western as a Mathesrepresentative. He said he plans to increase relations between Whatcom County and Western bytalking to community members. He said he will continue to work on tuition issues with the legislature.Student input, however, is the focus of Cummings' plans for next year. "I feel I have a good pulse on thestudents here," he said. "That is necessary to make the A.S. Board more accessible." Vice presidentfor Academic Affairs By Chris Christian THE WESTERN FRONT Deciding how to decrease classroomsize and the amount of technology fees are just a few of the pressing issues the aAssociated Studentsvice president of academic affairs will have to examine during the 1999-2000 school year. The twocandidates for this A.S. position, junior Rafael Castaneda and junior David Mclvor, said they feel thatthey would fulfill the task of being a liaison between the students and faculty if elected. Both said thatthe education level and process at Western needs to be improved. That includes class size, onlineevaluations of professors and more interactive General University Requirement classes. Castanedasaid he wants more voices to be heard at Western. "I want to bring more of a knowledge of diversity toWestern's campus," Castaneda said. "By allowing a more eclectic voice to be heard." Running for theposition that Rafael Castaneda David Mclvor eluded him last year, Mclvor said he believes he haslearned what it takes to hold this position. "I've gained the experience necessary," said Mclvor. "Iknow I can do it." Each candidate agrees the classroom sizes at Western need to be improved, but both have different platforms they will focus on during their term. Classroom size and diversity in thecurriculum may be important issues for Castaneda, but he said he would like to see an increase in thestudent-to-faculty relationship. Castaneda said this would occur with open forums for students tovoice their grievances and opinions. "This would let Western see there are problems and then try andfind ways to solve them using a variety of student voices," Castaneda said. Mclvor said he has threeissues he would like to make priorities next year. The three issues are building school unity, giving the ---------- Western Front - 1999 April 23 - Page 10 ---------- 10 â€¢ The Western Front Election Special April 23/1999 Vice president for Student Life By TiffanyCampbell THE WESTERN FRONT "I just don't want people to get lost in the shuffle," said junior Jefri E.Peters, uncontested candidate for Associated Students vice president for Student Life. Peters, arecreation major, currently serves as the vice p r e s i d e n t / N a t i o n a l Communications coordinator for the Residence Hall Association, sits on the housing/dining committee for the residence halls,participates in faculty online evaluations and co-chairs Casino Night. "Safety is a big issue right now,"Peters said, in reference to the recent reported attack in Miller Hall. . Peters said she plans toimplement a community watch program throughout campus. "It's really important that studentsare aware. I want to make this a Western community problem," she said. One of Peter's main goalsas the vice president for Student Life is to be the liaison between students arid the A.S., she said. "Iwant people to be able to come to me, so that I can send them to the right people (in the A.S.). I don't Jefri Peters want people overwhelmed." "As a freshmen, I got lost in the shuffle, and I wasn't aware ofall the opportunities that Western has to offer," Peters said. Peters, who has attended Western for three years, served on the RHA for two years. She has traveled throughout the United States to student-lifeconferences to bring back programs that could be implemented at Western. Vice president forBusiness Operations By Ernesto Cardenas THE WESTERN FRONT Believe it or not, Michelle Youseyloves' facilities and service meetings. As Student Support secretary for the Associated StudentsBoard of Directors, she has taken minutes at council meetings all year. Those minutes add up tohours of experience, making her a shoo-in for the position of Associated Students vice president ofBusiness and Operations; Yousey is running unopposed. She does not, however, feel this is a reasonto slack on her duties, she said. She attends all A.S. council meetings she can, so students will knowher face. "I'm here for the students," Yousey said. "I want to encourage them to come to me with anycomments or concerns they have." Student involvement is where Yousey plans to make the biggestdifference. In a variety of issues, Yousey said she will work to ensure student voices are heard. Youseywill concentrate on three main issues: Viking Union renovation, the Student Co-op Bookstore and theupcoming Marriott contract re-negotiations. Yousey said she wants to maintain student input in theViking Union r e n o v a t i o n process. She also plans to act as a m e d i a t o r between thevendors at Vendors' Michelle Yousey Row and the Viking Union administration. "The vendors are abig part of our campus," Yousey said. "I want to make sure their voices are heard during the renovationprocess." Yousey said she wants to increase student spending at the bookstore, which she said haslost business in recent years. Yousey said students don't realize money they spend at the Coopsupports A.S. services for students. Yousey may help organize a committee to decide if Western"Different issues rise and fall every year, and it's hard to anticipate what will come up," said AmySummers, the current vice president for Student Life. The new vice president will have to focus on beingflexible, Summers said. Peters will win the election unless a write-in candidate receives more than 50percent of the vote, said Jon Hildahl, A.S. elections coordinator. will renew Marriott's contract or look for other food service providers. "I want other people beyond the seven committee members to be heard,"Yousey said. "It's the freshmen and sophomores that are living on campus that will be affected most." Yousey, a business major, is involved with the Publicity Center Task Force and the Inn UniversityMinistries as a care-group leader. She was a Viking cheerleader fall and winter quarters this year. A.S.officers statement of purpose P r e s i d e n t : The president is the chief administrative officer of theAssociated Students organization and serves as the spokesperson for the Board of Directors. ThePresident serves as the spokesperson of the A.S. and serves on the University Budget Committee.Academic Affairs: The vice president of Academic Affairs acts as a liaison between the A.S. organization and the Academic Affairs divisions of the university. Act as a liaison between the ASWWU Board ofDirectors and the Student Publications Council, and Chair the Student Technology Fee Committee.Activities: The vice president for Activities acts as a liaison between the A.S. Board of Directors and the various programs and organizations of the A.S. Serves as Chair of the Activities Council. Serve asChair of the Activities Council. Business Operations: The vice president for Business Operations ischarged with overseeing the internal operations and policies of the A.S. organization and makingrecommendations regarding the utilization of facilities operated by the A.S. Serve on the A.S.Personnel, Budget, and Business Committee, and supervise the A.S. personnel. director. Diversity:The vice president of Diversity is responsible for actualizing Western's commitment to diversity as arepresentative of A.S. organization. The diversity focus includes all populations on campus that areunder-represented of a marginalized nature in society. The responsibility of a liaison between the A.S. Diversity Programming Offices. Legislative and Community Affairs: The vice president for Legislativeand Community Affairs acts as a liaison between the A.S. organization and the University's ExternalAffairs Division, the Community of the Bellingham, and the state of Washington. Actively participate in Bellingham community Affairs. Student Life: The vice president of Student Life acts as a liaisonbetween the A.S. organization and the Residence Hall Association, University Residences and Housing and Dining. compiled from the A.S. web site Quarterly WSL donation could become fee From FEE,page 7 What's wrong with the old system: about 1,500 of more than 11,000 Western students donate each quarter to the WSL. Western students donated $12,800 to the WSL in the 1997- 98 school year,WSL Vice Chair Erin Smith said. Western, Eastern Washington University, Central WashingtonUniversity, Washington State University and the University of Washington donated $52,000 to the WSLin the 1997-98 school year, an amount that decreased by $14,000 from the year before. As a result, theWSL couldn't afford to keep its executive director and was understaffed. "We can't expect future liaisons to work 14 hours a day, six days a week, and only get paid for 20 hours a week," Salomon said.Where the money goes: Donation money is distributed to each university WSL chapter to fund operation costs, student . government and liaison salaries. What the WSL does: The WSL has worked toincrease financial aid and stop tuition increases. The WSL also helped to stop a 10-percent tuitionincrease in Washington schools, Salomon said. He said the state Legislature recently proposeduniversities have local control of 40 percent on tuition increases during two years for graduate studentsand 10 percent over two years for non-resident undergrads. "Local control means the option for theregents to raise tuition," Salomon said. "Whatever percent that option is, is the maximum the schoolcould raise it." If students vote yes on the WSL initiative, Western will give $60,000 to the WSL. Thismoney would go to fund the WSL, re-hire a full-time executive director in Olympia and pay for liaisonsand campus organizers. Smith said by automatically charging the $2 fee to students, the WSL will have a guaranteed amount of money each year. This will help the WSL plan ahead more efficiently. on^^^^S^^M^^^^^MM I^JBBlllBlllli^B^^BB^HlIB â€¢ I Compiled by Remy Kissel ---------- Western Front - 1999 April 23 - Page 11 ---------- 11 â€¢ The Western Front SPORTS NCAA II Recreation April 23,1999 Women golfers swing a victory in final match By Lisa Curdy THE WESTERN FRONT Western's women's golf team finished itsseason with a default win against Green River Community College and Saint Martin's College at thesixth-annual Viking Invitational, which it hosted at the North Bellingham Golf Course. Green River andSt. Martin's didn't have the required four players because of a funeral and school conflicts, so theyweren't able to post a score. Playing 36 holes â€” 18 rainy holes Monday and 18 drier i ^ Â» ^ s p ^ p i ^P ^ ^ ^ | | M | | holes Tuesday ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ i Â» i ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Anna Hiffman and Heather Romano. Welfringer ledthe Vikings this year with an 84.9 stroke average, followed by Barton at 85.2 and sophomore BethRichter at 86.9. Richter and Hiffman placed third and fourth respectively, with scores of 172 and 182."We scored a bit higher, but we're fairly used to living in the rain," coach Noreen Chrysler said. Theinvitational was planned to be practice for nationals, but Western didn't get as far as C h r y s l e r â€”Western dominated the 1 was trying to play co m'p e"titflt;Tn my best I was kind of with four topsurprised; I played better when it was raining.' Becky Barton Western golfer finishers. "It was kind ofdisappointing that we didn't have other teams to compete with," freshman Becky Barton said."University of British Columbia cancelled at the last minute." Barton led the team, finishing with a 20-over-par 164. "I was trying to play my best," Barton said. "I was kind of surprised; I played better when it was raining." Barton was followed closely by senior Ginger Welfringer, who led Barton by one strokeMonday and finished with a 165. This was the last tournament for three seniors, Welfringer thought itwould, based on last year's performance. The switch from NAIA to NCAA Division II increased c o m p e t i t i o n , Chrysler said. "We didn't do as well as I'd hoped," she said. "There wasn't as many top10." Western placed among the top three teams in four of six tournaments" this' season, winning two. Ranked 24 out of 41 for Division II play, Western looks to the future. "We're going to have four newplayers next year and they should be scoring in the high 70s or low 80s," Barton said. "Beth Richter isthe only key player returning; it should be a good year for us." 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"The number-one objective wasachieved," Western coach Steve Card said. "That's what I'm happy about." Western used Monday's rain to ease into third place after two rounds and take an early lead on many of the schools from Californiaand Hawaii. Some of the competitors complained about the weather. "The weather yesterday kind ofsucked, but it was nice today," said Brandon Aoki, University of Hawaii-Hilo golfer. The rain made thegreens fast, the way Western likes them, senior Joel Skarbo said. "These teams aren't used to therain," junior Craig Welty said. "We play in it everyday." "Western had a huge advantage because we're not used to playing on greens like these," said Arnaud LaBorde, Cal State San Bernardino golfer. Card, however, doesn't buy that argument. "Everyone might have thought it, but with the level of play theseteams play at I don't think it made a difference," Card said. What did make a difference for Western was the play of freshman Bo Stephan and red-shirt freshman Jamie Kim. Stephan tied for fourth with a 223,five strokes behind leader Kamron Rahimzadeh of Chico State University. "Bo Stephan really stepped itup this week," Welty said. "He came on strong in the end of the season for us." Kim shot a final round74 to Chris Goodenow/The Western Front Western junior Craig Welty escapes from a bunker on hole 15 Tuesday at the NCAA Division II qualifying tournament. finish at 229. "Jamie is starting to show what hecan do," Skarbo said. Increased production from the bottom of Western's lineup is key to Western'ssuccess, Card said. "That's taking the pressure off Joel and Craig to perform at such a high level," hesaid. "It was the missing link we needed.". After Monday's rounds it looked as if Skarbo would be allWestern needed. He was tied for the lead at 145. A two-stroke penalty and average play, however, ledto a final round of 80, the lowest on the team. He still managed to finish at 225. "It was just a roughday," Skarbo said. "I didn't play patiently at all." Luckily for Western, the rest of the team was ready topick up the slack. Along with Stephan and Kim, Welty shot a final round 76 to finish at 228 and juniorJohn Stehlik shot a 76 to finish at 232. Western will prepare for the West Regional and a shot at theNational' Tournament. Welty said the strength of Western's district has prepared them for the regionalcompetition. "If we play the way we're capable of, we'll make it to nationals," Welty said. Are youinterested in: â€¢ Studying the science of speech, language and hearing? â€¢ Helping children andadults who have difficulty hearing, talking, reading, or writing? â€¢ A profession that is ranked 1 l t n byMoney Magazine on its list of the "50 Hottest Jobs"? Come to a general advising meeting for studentsinterested in Communication Sciences and Disorders April 26, 1999 12:00 - 1:00 Parks Hall, Room 220 ---------- Western Front - 1999 April 23 - Page 12 ---------- April 23,1999 Sports The Western Front Sophomore Brian Mark enjoying Thursday's weather. Fastpitchpoised for playoffs THE WESTERN FRONT Western's fastpitch team had its 10-game winning streaksnapped Tuesday as it lost a doubleheader, 3-0 and 4-2, at the University of Washington. Pitcher AlisonHaukaas took the loss in the first game, dropping her record to 13-6. Hope Truitt had her scorelessinning streak halted at 24 when she allowed a run in the second inning of game two. Both Haukaas andTruitt had five-game winning streaks broken. The Vikings' Andie Greenen was hitless in game one,bringing her 11-game hitting streak to an end. The 29-11 Vikings return to Pacific West Conferenceplay at 2 p.m. Saturday at home against Saint Martin's College. Trails beginning to thaw Despitelingering snows, hikers hit the wilderness By Soren Velice THE WESTERN FRONT The recent days ofspring weather brought with them a reminder for Western's outdoor enthusiasts: Hiking season is here."Right now you pretty much have to stay low because of all the snow" up high," said Brent Molsberry ofWestern's Outdoor Center. "Larrabee's got great hiking right now." Eli Warren, a Mount Baker rangerdistrict information assistant, agreed with Molsberry. "In a normal year â€” whatever that is â€” highelevations are snow-free by early July," Warren said. "This year, it might be late July or early August."Warren added that trails are ready to hike near the North Cascades National Park Visitor's Center,including the River Loop, Rock Shelter and Sterling-Monroe trails, Trail of the Cedars and Ladder CreekFalls. In the forest-service land near Baker Lake, Warren said good hiking trails include Baker Lake,Baker River and Shadow of the Sentinals, although the first two probably have some snow on their upperend. He said the Horseshoe Bend trail off the Mount Baker Highway is probably snow-free. JesseGriffen, maintenance coordinator for Samish Park â€” and trails coordinator for 'Iri a normal year ... highelevations are snow-free by early July. This year, it might he late July or early August.' Eli WarrenMount Baker Ranger District Squires, Chuckanut Mountain and Samish parks â€” said some off-season regulars are hiking Samish Park, but most crowds appear after Memorial Day. He said parking for thepark's beaches and trails can be a hassle, but higher trails are usually easy to find parking for.Warren said when all the snow in higher elevations melts, a glut of insects, especially mosquitoes, will swarm the area. Warren added that routine trail maintenance may be delayed due to all the snow. AtSamish Park, trail improvements are already underway. "We're currently renovating our upper trailsystem," Griffen said. "We're hoping to connect to Pine and Cedar lakes." He added that work is inprogress to make some trails less steep and more equestrian-and bicycle-friendly. Molsberry said hikers should remember the weather can get tricky this time of year and to be nice to their feet. 'Take care ofyour feet," he said. "Don't expect to go on a five-day backpacking trip on new boots. Your feet'll getblistered." Western's Outdoor Center has two backpacking excursions coming up. The first is a dayhike May 1 at Mount Blanchard for $5. The second is a backpacking trip May 8 and 9 to. Elwa HotSprings for $38. A mountain-oriented first-aid course is scheduled 6 to 10 p.m. May 11 and 13, and allday May 15 and 16. The cost is $100. For more information, contact the Outdoor Center. Skarbo keepsball in short grass By Chris Blake THE WESTERN FRONT In a sport known as that of the thinkingman, solitude can be found in 18 holes. "I like the individual aspect of it," said Joel Skarbo, captain ofWestern's men's golf team. "I can go out and work on my own game." Ever since he was introduced togolf his sophomore year of high school, Skarbo has seized every opportunity to improve his game. "Ihad a little success right gt;away and just loved it," Skarbo said. "I've been playing almost every daysince." Early on, he played in junior and amateur tournaments in the Seattle area. After high schoolgraduation, Skarbo enrolled at the University of Washington and tried out for the golf team three times inhis two years there. Each time he fell short. "At the time I just wasn't good enough," he said. He saidhe was good enough, however, to play golf at Green River Community College. He used his time there to hone his skills and catch the eyes of college coaches. Western coach Steve Card's eyes weredazzled. He contacted Skarbo and asked him to play for Western, Skarbo said. "That was reallyexciting to get a call from a college coach," Skarbo said. Ignoring a similar offer from Washington StateUniversity, Skarbo became a Viking winter quarter 1998. In his first season at Western, Skarbo finishedamong the top 15 players at nationals and was named an NAIA Ail-American. "That was a real treat," he said. "I just barely made it." Instead of relishing in his success, Western's switch to NCAA Division II competition forced Skarbo to improve his game once again. "The competition is definitely deeper," hesaid.. "It's been kind of a struggle." Competitors might be wondering who it has been a struggle for.It certainly can't be Skarbo. He won two tournaments this season, finished third in another and postedsix sub-70 rounds along the way. Card said he can count the number of bad rounds Skarbo had onone hand. "It's his maturity on the course that separates him from the typical college player," Card said. "He can put the bad day behind him and completely turn things around." While Skarbo may be betterthan the typical college player, one of his teammates has provided plenty of competition. Junior CraigWelty has a slightly better stroke average than Skarbo and consistently challenges him for tournamenttitles. Skarbo and Welty have finished one and two in a tournament twice this season. "It's a friendlyrivalry," Welty said. Skarbo agrees. "We like to joke about it â€” talk trash about it," he said. The keyis not letting their competition become a distrac- Chris Goodenow/The Western Front Western seniorJoel Skarbo at the NCAA Division il District 8 qualifying tournament Tuesday. With his college golf careernearly finished, he said he may attempt a career in the Professional Golfer's Association. tion, Skarbosaid. "It's great to have him to compete with â€” as long as I look at the score after the tournament,not during it." he said. Skarbo is getting ready for the West Regionals in May and possibly nationals asa grand finale to his collegiate career, he said. He will graduate this summer, but said he plans to tryhis hand at the professional ranks next. "Ultimately, I want to play for a living," he said. "That's whatgets me going each year." He said he plans to play in the mini tours and eventually qualify for the Nike Tour. In the fall of 2000, he wants to attend the PGA Tour Qualifying School, he said. The entrance feeis approximately $4,000, and that guarantees him nothing but a shot at the tour. "Pro golf is for peoplewho want to devote all their time to it," Skarbo said. "I've got a lot to learn about it." ---------- Western Front - 1999 April 23 - Page 13 ---------- April 23,1999 Sports The Western Front Â«13 From out of nowhere . , M$$sÂ£ Chris Goodenow/ TheWestern Front Tailback Giorgio Usai, star of Western's recruiting class. By Chris Blake THE WESTERN FRONT The third time is a charm. It's especially charming when you hold the record for the second-highest single-season yardage total in the history of college football. Such is the case for Western'slatest football recruit, tailback Giorgio Usai. Twice rejected by Western recruiters, Usai has finallysigned to play for the Vikings. All it took to catch Western's eye were four 300-yard rushing games,seven 200-yard games, 14 consecutive 100-yard games and a grand total of 2,473 yards last season atYuba College in California. Usai's total is second only to the 2,628 yards Oklahoma State and NFLgreat Barry Sanders netted in 1988. After his senior year at Spokane's Central Valley High School,where he won the Class AAA rushing title, Usai wanted to attend Western. "Western had no interest inme at that time," Usai said. Usai said Western thought he was too small. He is 5-feet-8- inches tall andweighs 185 pounds. "I still remember one coach flat out told me, 'You're too small to play here; you'lljust Looking for something money can't buy? Look no further. If you work for WWII, you can become amember of Washington State Employees Credit Union. If you're related to a public employee you maybe able to join, also. 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He endured anotheruneventful quarter at Spokane Community College before leaving for the fertile football train-, inggrounds of the California junior college system. "All the guys that should be in the Pac-10 but don't havethe grades are down there," Usai said. His first season at Yuba was ruined by a torn hamstring. Heplayed in only five games, but still managed to rush for 670 yards. After the season, Usai wasinterested in transferring to â€¢ Western and once again was in contact with Western's coaches. ButWestern stopped returning his calls â€” he was rejected a second time. By his second year, Usai saidhe was ready for a breakout season. He and his teammates were intent to lead Yuba to its firstwinning season in 14 years. As the .season continued, Yuba kept posting wins and Usai kept runningthrough defenders, though he and his teammates were still shrouded in obscurity. "People were justwaiting for us to lose," Usai said. "They thought it was a fluke each game." By the end of his recordseason, Usai finally received recruiting attention from schools throughout the country. One of thoseschools was Western. They called and asked him if he was mad, Usai said. He told them he didn'tappreciate the way he had been treated, but was still interested. "Looking back, he's probably aplayer we should have recruited," said Rob Smith, Western's head coach.. "All I needed to forgetabout that was for them to say, 'Hey we want you now and whatever happened before was different,"'Usai said. And things were different. Usai said he didn't want to move across the country or be anothercog in the machine at some football powerhouse. "I wasn't looking to just be on the team," Usai said. "Iwanted to go where I had a real chance to be an impact guy and play. Here that opportunity to play isthere." "We expect him to come in and make a significant impact," Smith agreed. The doubters,however, will always be a motivating factor for Usai. "I always keep all that stuff in the back of my mind," Usai said. "I just want to prove what I can do." tw^ Time to Get Growing! Organic Vegetable Sc FlowerSeeds Organic Medicinal Herb Seeds 1220 N.Forest { Open Everyday ^irgt;*-' lt;â€¢gt; am to 9pm FOODCO'OP Make a Difference Work at Summer Camp Sailing, Aviation Horses, Arts Hiking,Camping Swimming, Boats Nature, Biking Share what you enjoy with kids. Call: 1(800)767-6845Application: www.girlscoutstotem.org ---------- Western Front - 1999 April 23 - Page 14 ---------- April 23,1999 OPINIONS Letters Editorials The Western Front â€¢ 14 Clinton rhetoric: Do as I say,not as I do. Existence on Earth was full of frustrations and anguish for many Americans Tuesday. Theviolent and drawn-out high school shooting in Columbine Colov threw some people for a loop and devested others. A somber President Clinton, already bearing the weight of his Kosovo project and following theorders of his advisers, struggled to console parents, teachers and students involved in the grislyshootings. The president, "profoundly shocked and saddened," explained these incidents are hard tounderstand. As usual, Clinton offered the public just enough explanation to chew on â€” but fell short ofsatisfying its hunger for answers. "Perhaps we may never fully understand it," he said Wednesday. "St.Paul reminds us that we all see things in this life through a glass darkly â€” that we only partlyunderstand what is happening." If Clinton is so concerned about our level of understanding, why is heconstantly deceptive and evasive? While Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon explains the slaughter ofKosovar refugees with terms such as "collateral damage" and "imperfect science" Clinton tries to satiatehis citizens with terms such as "profound sadness," "shock" and "grief." The president offers onlydescriptive terms while the public needs a plan of action. Clearly it is more than "sad" when publicschools are plagued with maniacal murder sprees by unpopular white adolescent males. "Perhaps nowAmericans will wake up to the dimensions of this challenge," Clinton droned on. What about the"dimensions of the challenge" that African American students encounter? A handful of whites are gunneddown by maniacs and the papers and Internet are flooded with coverage. How about the hundreds ofAfrican American students gunned down monthly in the United States? Are they worth coverage? Do they make the president profoundly sad? Clinton finally offered some concrete, sound advice at the end of his speech. "We do know that we must do more to reach our children and teach them to express their angerand to resolve their conflicts with words and not weapons." Oops. Surely he did not intentionally sethimself up to look so hypocritical. "Resolve conflicts with with words and not weapons?" While arequest for $6 billion to finance the bombing of Kosovo soars through congress? While our planes bombdowntown Belgrade high rises? Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorial board: JohnBankston, Erin Becker, Karl Horeis, Jenni Odekirk, Alyssa Pfau, Steven Uhles, Todd Wanke and TylerWatson. The Western Front Editor. John Bankston; Managing Editor Tyler Watson; Copy Editors: ErinBecker, Bryta Alvensleben, Mia Penta and Kayley Mendenhal]; News Editors: Alyssa Pfau and JenniOdekirk; Accent/Features Editors: Steven Uhles and Todd Wanke; Sports Editors: Colin Howser and Curt Woodward; Opinions Editor. Karl Horeis; Photo Editor Barney Benedictson; Assistant Photo Editor NickHaney; Online Editor Matt Williams; Special Elections Section Editor Tiffany White; Cartoonists: ChadCrowe and Sarah Kulfan; Adviser Lyle Harris; Business Manager Teari Brown. Staff Reporters: Lisa Beck, Chris Blake, Monica Bell, Sara Buckwitz, Kimberly Blair, Sara Ballenger, Christi Croft, Lisa Curdy,Tiffany Campbell, Chris Christian, Duane Dales, Chris Fuller, Andy Faubion, Kelly Ferguson, ChrisGoodenow, Julie Graham, Amanda Hashimoto, Kristen Hawley, Julie Hemphill, Alex Hennesy, HollyHinterberger Kevin Hulten, Sabrina Johnson, Remy Kissel, Scott LaMont, Jeff Lechtanski, Corey Lewis,Meredith Lofberg, Jenni Long, Krisun Marquardt, Siobhan Millhouse, Rachimah Magnuson, SaraMagnuson, Jaime Martin, Jackie Mercurio, Kari McGinnis, Erica Oakley, Meghan Pattee, Daniel Peters,Laura Query, Natalie Quick, Derrick Scheie!, Emily Santolla, Christie Shepard, Dave Shepperd, BobbyStone, Aaron Snel, Kathryn Stephens, Jen True, Jay Tarpinian, Katrina Tyrrell, Carrie Van Driel, SorenVelice, Tiffany White, Joseph Wiederhold, Chris Worth, Steve Wiens, Craig Yantis, Janis Yi, LauraZimmerman. And we quote: 'There are more than 600 or even 700 missiles thrown now on toYugoslavia... on Kosovo there are more than 50 missiles thrown in a day, and that's an area close to from Burlington to Bellingham." Luka Bastic, Yugoslavian student. Bastic was an exchange student in theNorthwest in 1995. He has since returned to his home in the Serbian capital Belgrade. Source: April 13 e-mail to host family now on Student Activist Network san-d@tao.ca. Deadly habit continues Whilesmoking is involved in one in five American deaths, cigarettes keep selling Carrie Crystal Van DrielCOMMENTARY Why do people choose to smoke? It must be the yellowing of the teeth and fingers bytar that appeals to them, or the feeling of their lungs closing up more and more as the chemicals bind,turning their lungs blacker and blacker with every drag. Smokers may have money to spare. Maybethrowing away $4 on 20 death sticks seems like pocket change to them. Or are smokers not educatedon the health hazards smoking causes them and those around them? Smoking causes one out of every five deaths in the United States and kills 3 million people worldwide each year, according to Listenmagazine. The death certificate does not read "smoker" or "second-hand smoker." The cause of death is listed as lung cancer, stroke, heart disease or sudden infant death syndrome. Smoking causeswrinkles, smaller babies â€” if a mother smokes during pregnancy â€” and cataracts due to the smokeentering the eyes. The government doesn't seem The death certificate does not read "smoker" or"secondhand smoker." The cause of death is listed as lung cancer, stroke, heart disease or suddeninfant death syndrome.' to be dping much to regulate these chemicals. . Since the 1960s, more than 50 patents have . been discovered by the smoking industry to.cut the levels of toxic chemicals incigarettes, yet none have been used, according to a study by New Scientist magazine. These chemicals not only cause health risks, but they also cause chemical dependency. Cigarette tobacco is made ofmore than 4,700 compounds, 43 of which are known to cause cancer, according to Listen Magazine.Even with all these health risks, smokers still seem to find excuses to continue smoking. "It's a goodstress reliever," some say, or "I only do it when I'm drinking." Yet other smokers say, "I picked up thehabit when I was younger and can't seem to quit," or "I do it out of boredom." Are these reasonsjustified? Maybe they are if someone wants to live out a slow and painful death while inflicting the samehealth risks upon those around them. Smokers need to realize the effects of smoking and take them toheart, before the smoke goes to their lungs causing death. BffiBiBH^fci^fel Front coverage of theassault lacked feeling Letter to the Editor: The token acknowledgement in recent editions of the"alleged" rape, the follow-up forum and now the events of the Women's Center is wretchedly pathetic.Did anyone from the Front speak with students after the forum, for their responses? Obviously something has happened grave enough to warrant public discussion (of sorts) and judging from students'^reactionsâ€”as recorded in the Bellingham Heraldâ€”something, is seriously wrong. I would prod TheFront to defy apathy by taking a risk to talk about rape as the social plague that it is; to continue writingarticles on local resources (like the Whatcom Crisis Center), and to not marginalize women as victims of sexual assault then leave them there. Has anyone asked why men are silent on this issue? More oftenthan not, rapists are not the weird, slimy perverts who lurk in shadows, yet that is the implied imagegiven. Rape is a specific, violent crime that sears a woman's soul. That goes beyond safety. KristenDahle Western student and Bellingham Resident iBBiiiiiB^^BiiiBiJSiB Â§Â§l!i|^ ---------- Western Front - 1999 April 23 - Page 15 ---------- April 23,1999 Opinions The Western Front â€¢ 15 Planning â€¢â€” not blaming Katy GalbreathSPECIAL TO THE FRONT The parents of the Paducah, Kyv shooting victims have launched a $130million lawsuit against two pornography Websites and the makers of the videogame "Doom/' claimingthey're responsible for the recent rash of school shootings. The Supreme Court recently voted that the producers of the film "Natural Born Killers" could be sued in a murder that mimicked scenes from the film. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ So â€¢ everyone Â®Â®mMâ„¢mMmMMm blamed corporate lt;sQ everyone blamedAmerica and lobbed a few lawsuits into the air. Then what? Well, more kids die, . apparently. In aspeech on Tuesday, a pale and subdued President Clinton asked the nation to help our childrenresolve their problems without resorting to deadly weapons. "We do know that we must do more toreach out to our children and teach them to express their anger and to resolve their conflicts with words,not weapons," the president said. Who is out there to help? Parents are at work, trying to improve thesecond-quarter earnings report for their companies. Teachers already feel over-worked and resent their roles as surrogate parents and psychiatrists. The creative and artistic outlets once available have beenattacked in their own right. Programs such as the National Endowment for the Arts have been practically dismantled. Does America really know its children anymore? Bah mitzvahs, first communions,skating parties, jam-packed swimming pools, tree houses, recess, crushes, dances, first dates,camping trips, bicycle corporate America and lobbed a few lawsuits into the air. Then what? Well, morekids die, apparently.' speech in less rides. Heavy metallic objects shining black or silver that take twohands to hold. A faint odor of oil and power waft up to still-growing noses. Hands not yet fully grownstruggle to open the chamber and pull back the cocking mechanism. Fingers cramp as the trigger ispulled in rapid succession. Small fingers fumble to pick up the surprisingly heavy bullets. Load. Lock.Fire. A bloodied teenager's arm swings at an unnatural angle as he tries to pitch himself out of awindow in Littleton, Colo. One foot is red, one is white â€” as if the boy is wearing mis-matchedsneakers. SWAT team members pull him down to safety across shards of glass still stuck in the. w in d o w s i l l . That red sneaker leaves a trail of rust-red on the wall. In his third than two days,Clinton spoke of the need for parents to tell their children that violence in any form is wrong. Ofcourse, the next story on Headline News was the renewed missile attacks on Belgrade. U.S. forcesbombed the nerve center of the government in Serbia. How will parents explain to their kids the difference between â€¢â€¢v "good" violence, such as the bombs in Belgrade, and "bad" violence such as theshootings in Littleton? When will we stop finding someone to blame and begin trying to solve theproblem? Maybe after the death toll tops 50 â€” hey, wait a minute, fhafs only about 20 more cadavers to go. t Somewhere in a bunker, President Milosevic is laughing himself out of his military-surplus chair.If the United States can't keep its own kids from killing each other, how will it ever keep him from killingethnic Albanians? Why does NATO draw out conflict? Janis Yi COMMENTARY President Clinton'sdecision not to send U.S. ground troops into Kosovo and Yugoslavia has thousands of American-Albanians volunteering to return to their homeland and fight. For these volunteers, this is not amission of mercy, but a mission to preserve their people and traditions. The United States is fighting ahalf-hearted battle. Why are we only sending a portion of our military forces when we have the trainingand power to end the crisis, while thousands of Albanians with little to no military training are flyinginto Tirana, Albania to end the exodus. The volunteers will receive brief training on how to cross themountainous border â€” sprinkled with land mines â€” to join the Kosovo Liberation Army. This battle ismore meaningful for the volunteers. The faces of refugees we constantly see on the cover of everynational newspaper tug at the hearts of many American-Albanians in a way unimaginable to millions of Americans. Whether or not this will resolve the issue, it's a step in putting an 'The United Statesneeds to be more aggressive in ending this crisis, whether it takes ground troops or more militarypower.' end to the crisis in Kosovo. Why drag this out? If, in fact, ethnic cleansing is taking place, whyare we procrastinating as more people are dying? If the air strikes by the United States were hittingtheir targets then thousands of inadequately trained volunteers would not have to fight on the ground. The cruise missiles are launched from hundreds of miles away, while the volunteers look into the eyes ofthe soldiers who have killed their families and memories. The KLA is positioned along the Yugoslav-Albanian border. The volunteers will join the 2,000 to 3,000 ethnic Albanians already there from theUnited States and Europe to fight Serb forces in Kosovo. The United States needs to be moreaggressive in ending this crisis, whether it takes ground troops or more military power. If sending U.S.troops into Kosovo will end this crisis and save the lives of thousands of Albanians and volunteers, wemust send them and finish the mission of saving lives. Prevention requires actionâ€”not finger pointingChristie Shepard COMMENTARY Wednesday's Columbine High School shooting in Littleton, Colo.,grabbed headlines all .day long. Sucha situation raises the question â€” Why? What prompts, kids to do this? Parents and administrators must be aware of students' problems, and be willing to get them help. Children must be held responsible, but others must attempt to help when it is obvious these kids aretroubled. Wednesday morning was like any other day at Columbine High School; classes began, friendsand students met for lunch period. Then the unexpected happened â€” students armed with gunsopened fire â€” students who walked the same halls with everyone else day after day. In ColumbineHigh School the suspects may have belonged to a student group known as the "Trenchcoat Mafia."Fellow students told news reporters they knew of the group and its fascination with war. One studenteven claimed the students had brought fake guns to school previously. The question then arises, didanyone do anything to help these students who were known as outcasts? In past school shootings,warning signs of looming trouble were apparent. In Springfield, Ore., Kip Kinkel shot his parents todeafh and killed two classmates at Thurston High School. According to an article in the Feb. 17 issue of the Seattle limes, Kinkel was expelled from school the previous day for having a stolen gun in hislocker. He was also known for torturing animals and making bombs. When these signs first becameprevalent, did anyone try to find out what the problem was? When police searched the Kinkel houseafter discovering Kip's dead parents, they found bombs, ammunition and hunting magazines. Hadsomeone stepped in early in his childhood, the horrific events at Thurston may have been prevented.What is a solution to stopping school shootings? No easy answer can be named, but preventativemeasures can be taken. Guns must be kept away from children, and people must speak up and helpstudents who show signs of being troubled. 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Show more2005_1007 ---------- Western Front 2005-10-07 - Page 1 ---------- THE WESTERN FRONT FRIDAY OCTOBER 7,2005 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY An independent student newspaper serving the campus community since 1970. ISSUE 6, VOLUME 135 Architect opens Western exhibit with talk tonight BY MIKE CURTISS The Western .Front American Indian architect Johnpaul Jones, a leader in landscape architecture and sustainable design, will lecture tonight to launch the opening of Western Gallery's Green Building exhibit. Titled "Sustainable Built Environments in the Northwest," the exhibit opens today and will feature 50 buildings from Washington, Oregon and British Columbia that the United States Green Building Council recognizes, Western Gallery director Sarah Clark-Langager said. The exhibit will have posters highlighting the elements of Green design in each building and nearly actual-size pictures of PHOTO COURTESY OF , _ ^ , ,-, ^ JOHNPAUL JONES t h e featured architecture, Clark-Langager said. The exhibit is divided into five sections representing the five elements that define Green Building: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality. The displays will highlight how the builders successfully implemented Green Building strategies, Clark-Langager said. In addition, each section will have objects featuring elements of Green design, such as a bus stop bench made of recycled plastic and metal. Jones's lecture is at 6:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center Mainstage and is part of Western's Distinguished Lecture Series. Johnpaul Jones will speak tonight at the PAC Mainstage. see ARCHITECTURE, page 5 READY TO BATTLE MICHAEL LYCKLAMA / THE WESTERN FRONT Western's football team prepares for the Battle in Seattle Saturday at Qwest Field. Woodring cuts programs Three tutoring services for area schools lost BY LAURA BELZER The Western Front Woodring College of Education placed three tutoring services on hiatus in July because of a lack of funding. The programs provided nearly 300 Western student-volunteer tutors for local school children. The college could no longer provide the $50,000 per year it cost to run the programs, Woodring College Dean Stephanie Salzman said. The programs included the Hispano-American Student Tutoring for Achievement program, the Native American Mentoring Program and LINK, which works with the Bellingham School District, and provided tutors for children in the Bellingham School District and the Lummi Tribal School. The groups are separate and have different mission statements, but Woodring organized and funded them. The college hired 19 Western student employees this past spring to work for the programs during the 2005-2006 school year. Salzman said she contacted the employees in July and alerted them that the programs had lost funding. Because the employees lost their jobs, see WOODRING, page 3 MISSING THE BIG EASY JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT Tulane University freshman Sam House enjoys playing basketball at the Wade King Student Recreation Center. Freshman's plans washed away BY LOREN SHANE The Western Front Sam House was not supposed to attend Western, let alone stay in Washington for his freshman year of college this fall. House was supposed to move more than 2,500 miles from his home in Seattle to New Orleans, where he planned to study pre-medicine and join the crew team at Tulane University. Hurricane Katrina, however, quickly disrupted his plans. House, a transfer student at Western, arrived in New Orleans Aug. 26 and reported to his dorm at Tulane the next morning. Just two hours after he started moving in, news hit that Hurricane Katrina was to roll into the city and the university would close that evening. "We were given two options," House said. "We could either go home with our parents or take a bus to Jackson State University in Mississippi." At first, university officials expected no reaf damage to result from Katrina and told students the school would reopen the following week. Based on what he heard, House decided he would stay in the South. "I thought the idea of flying home, then flying right back was not worth the money," he said. "I said goodbye to my parents and hopped on the bus." House and his fellow dorm residents arrived at Jackson State, where he said approximately 500 Tulane students resided in the gymnasium that evening. "The gym was more of a social experience," he said. "You're there A SURVIVOR'S STORY This article is part of a series about the transfer students displaced by Hurricane Katrina who are attending Western. with 500 interesting people from all over the country." After spending Sunday mingling with peers and playing games, everything seemed to be OK, House said. The mood in the university gymnasium quickly changed Monday night, however, as the storm made landfall and caused the school to lose power. "On Monday, we heard a loud wind hollering around the building," House said. "It was far more severe than anything I could remember from back home." see KATRINA, page 4 FASHION STATEMENT Victims of violence create dresses on display in Viking Union Gallery ACCENT, PAGE 7 STAR WIDEOUT BACK Western senior wide receiver Andy Olson returns from injury in time for Saturday's game against Central SPORTS, PAGE 8 SNATCHED STORY Albertsons wrong to yank Seventeen magazine from its shelves because of educational article about vaginas OPINIONS, PAGE 10 WEATHER Saturday: Rain Hi: 58 Low: 42 Sunday: Cloudy Hi: 60 Low: 42 www.westernfrontonline.com ---------- Western Front 2005-10-07 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT NEWS OCTOBER 7,2005 COPS BOX ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ campus. No one was injured, and the teacher relationship on the 500 block ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ urinating in public on the 1500 block Oct 4,11:13 a.m.: Officers received them were forwarded from the stolen iiiiBp?Wi^iiÂ®fiiiii \ diking oices Jessica Nicholas Senior, linguistics Doug Sacrison Junior, English Sarah Barber Freshman, undecided What was your favorite comic strip as a child? Compiled by Susan Rosenberry My favorite was 'Calvin and Hobbes. Hobbes is the smartest person in the world, even though he's a stuffed tiger. 99 'Peanuts. 'It's classy. I felt that Charlie Brown was easy to relate to. He liked the color yellow, and so do I. * ) * ) 'Garfield. 'I thought he was so funny. He s a fat cat that doesn 't do anything, just like me. I aspire to be that cat. â€¢ gt; lt; gt; APWire news briefs STATE NEWS NATIONAL NEWS Seattle tests rubber sidewalk that gives way to tree roots The city of Seattle is testing a rubber sidewalk. The Seattle Department of Transportation installed a 60- foot stretch of sidewalk made of recycled tires in the South Park neighborhood. The rubber sidewalk is more expensive than concrete, but city arborist Liz Ellis said the rubber sidewalks could save the city money in the long run. The sidewalks do not crack, are more durable and the city will not have to replace them as often as regular sidewalks. The sidewalks also bend for tree roots, which could save trees as well. The Rubbersidewalks company of Gardena, Calif, produces the product. Eighty cities in eight states have installed these sidewalks, including Tacoma and Olympia. ^iiriiiiiis :;fbr:s1l^r^ wife Georgie as the pyvn^ ;:here:^erMed;:fem The Oct; 4 article tM Louisiana.Gov. KaffileenBabineauxB The Western Front regrets this The Western Front is published twice weekly in fall, winter and spring; once a week in summer session. Address: The Western Front, Western Washington University, CF 251, Bellingham, WA 98225. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University, published by the Student Publications Council, and is mainly supported by advertising. Opinions and stories in the newspaper have no connection with advertising. News content is determined by student editors. Staff reporters are enrolled in a course in the Department of Journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may offer stories to the editors. Advertising inquiries should be directed to the business office in CF 230, or by phone to (360) 650-3161. Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of The Western Front. Analysis finds logging does not prevent insect outbreaks An analysis of more than 300 scientific studies has concluded that logging does not effectively control insect outbreaks and also can leave a forest less able to withstand another infestation of bugs that kill trees. The study, from the Xerces Society, concluded no evidence exists supporting that logging can eliminate an infestation once it has started^ The Xerces Society is a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Ore., that promotes the conservation of butterflies. INTERNATIONAL NEWS Irish bookmaker pulls Last Supper billboards The largest bookmaker in Ireland has taken down nearly 90 billboards that generated dozens of complaints from the public. The billboards portrayed Jesus and his disciples at the Last Supper table playing poker and roulette next to the slogan, "There's a place for fun and games." Ireland's Advertising Standards Authority threatened legal action against bookmaker Paddy Power. The authority's chief executive, Edward McCumiskey, said the company did not comply to its guidelines regarding taste, decency and religion. A Paddy Power spokesman said the ad campaign used images of places where gambling would not be appropriate. He said the Last Supper was ideal because it was "the most inappropriate place ever" for fun and games. Paddy Power put up new ads that read, "There's a place for fun and games. Apparently this isn't it." Paddy Power has had complaints before because of its ads, including billboards showing people betting on two elderly women using walkers to cross a street. Pope Benedict fast-tracks Pope John Paul IPs beatification Pope Benedict XVI has asked Polish citizens of Catholic faith to pray for the beatification of former Pope John Paul II. Benedict said John Paul's teachings and life should remain "important and contemporary." The pope announced in May he was putting John Paul on the fast track for possible sainthood. He waived the traditional five-year waiting period before the process could begin. The Vatican must confirm one miracle from after John Paul's death for him to be beatified. A second miracle must then occur after the beatification for him to become a saint. 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THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST (MPT) will be held in OM 120 at 3 p.m. Mondays on Oct. 10, 17, 24, Nov. 7, 14, 21 and 28, and at 9 a.m. Thursdays on Oct. 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10,17, Dec. 1 and 8. Registration is not required. Students must bring photo identification, their student number, Social Security number, and a No. 2 pencil. A fee of $15 is payable in the exact amount at test time. Allow 90 minutes. FIND OUT ABOUT THE HUMAN SERVICES MAJOR at an information session from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 11 in Miller Hall 210 or call X/7759 for more information. THE MATH PLACEMENT TEST SCHEDULE AND SAMPLE TOPICS may be found at www.ac.wwu.edu/~assess/tc.htm. THE MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT) IS ADMINISTERED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY as a computer-based test. Make an appointment in person in OM 120 or by calling X/3080. A $60 fee is payable at test time. The test takes about 1V2 hours. Preliminary scores are available immediately; official results are mailed within 15 days. WEST-B TEST. Anyone applying for admission to state-approved teacher education programs must meet the minimum passing score on the basic skills assessment by the application deadline. Visit www.west.nesinc.com for registration information and a study guide with sample test questions. Registration deadlines are several weeks in advance. WEST-B test dates for 2005-06 are Nov. 19, Jan. 21, March 11, May 13, and July 15. WEST-E PRAXIS. Washington state requires anyone seeking teacher certification and teachers seeking additional endorsements to pass a subject knowledge assessment in the chosen endorsement area (the Washington Educator Skills Test â€” Endorsement, or WEST-E). The state has chosen specific Praxis II series tests to meet this requirement. Visit www.ets.org/praxis/prxwa. html for online registration information. Registration bulletins are also available in MH 216. THE RECREATION PROGRAM APPLICATION DEADLINE is Friday, Nov. 18. 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The scholarships reflect the financial aid package the student employees have and do not amount to the money they would have made through the programs. The 300 volunteers have to find other programs to tutor through, Salzman said. Salzman, the student employees, representatives from student affairs and the AS board of directors met Sept. 20 to discuss future options for the programs, she said. LINK co- director Kathleen Dahlen, a Western senior in her fourth year of involvement with LINK, said she was pleased with the support the groups received at the meeting. "I was really impressed by how many people showed up in support of our programs," she said, adding that students, community members and faculty attended. Science tutors will continue to tutor American Indian youth with a grant from the National Science Foundation and the North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership, said Charlotte Plog, a Native American Mentoring Program co-director =_______ and Western senior. She said that though NAMP is much smaller than HASTA or LINK, American Indian youth have a need for tutoring and mentoring, and the program will find a way to continue. Western junior Sandra Villarreal has been involved in HASTA for two years and was to be the co-director of the program for this year. Villarreal said that though she knew the funding for the programs was unstable, the cuts came as a surprise. A Sehome High School teacher called Villarreal to tell her students miss the after-school program HASTA tutors used to run. Some students who could succeed with the 'We know there s a need out there. Our teachers have been contacting us going, "Hey, what's going SANDRA VILLARREAL HASTA co-director and Western junior tutors' support are dropping out of school, Villarreal said. "We know there's a need out there," Villarreal said. "Our teachers have been contacting us going, 'Hey, what's going on?'" HASTA adviser Lawrence Estrada, director of Western's American cultural studies program and a Fairhaven College professor, said Woodring provided the funding as long as it could. Estrada cited inequity in public education as one of the reasons programs such as HASTA, NAMP and LINK need to exist, He said demographics are changing, and some students, such as Hispanic and American Indian students or those learning English, might need individual help. If students in these populations have mentors and can make personal connections with a college student, they have reasons to stay in school, he said. NAMP and LINK began approximately eight years ago through the Center for Service Learning with a cost of $3,000 per program per year, Salzman said. Salzman came to the university for the 2002- 2003 school year. Programs such NAMP, HASTA and LINK attracted her to Western, she said. During the 2002-2003 school year, Woodring used reserve funds to keep the programs going. 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House had his cell phone handy, but with the phone towers down, he was only able to send a quick message to his parents to let them know he was safe. "I could talk for a brief moment and the phone would then cut out," House said. "My parents were scared for me but knew the school would take care of us." The governor of Mississippi, Haley Barbour, ordered the evacuation of Jackson State, and the state offered students bus rides to Dallas and Atlanta. House said he chose Atlanta because he thought it would be easier to fly out from. During his trip to Atlanta, House said he realized how serious the matter was. "There was no power on the streets in Jackson, and all I could see was the shadows of fallen trees and telephone poles," he said. "It then set in that I would not be attending the college I chose." Unable to book a direct flight from Atlanta to Seattle, House had to make connections in Washington, D.C., and Detroit before arriving home. Back in Seattle with only a backpack full of clothing, House had to decide what he would do for his freshman year of college. He said several colleges and universities throughout the state offered admission to him and other Katrina victims. When he heard Western was included, he knew that was where he wanted to go. "It's close to home, and I didn't want to move far away again," he said. "I have friends from high school up here, and I like the campus." Western gave House and five other transfer students a temporary home at Western because of the emergency-response team Western President Karen Morse heads, said Sherry Mallory, special assistant to the vice president for student affairs and academic services. "I'm proud that Western was willing to accommodate victims of Hurricane Katrina," said Kali Albin, Western freshman and House's girlfriend. "I'm glad Sam is here and safe." Mallory said she was impressed with the aid Western has provided for the six displaced students. "It's been great to see the Western community come together and help students displaced from Gulf Coast colleges and universities by Hurricane Katrina â€” from the office of admissions to associated students, university residences and departments across campus," Mallory said. "Faculty, staff and students have stepped up to make a difference." JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT House has found Western to be accommodating and has transitioned easily. While Albin and Mallory agree the gesture Western made in providing an education and residence to the victims of Hurricane Katrina was generous, others call it a necessity. "I don't think Western did anything special," said Anthony Norrell, Western sophomore and House's roommate. "Every university should open their doors to students who have suffered from disaster." House is living in Buchanan Towers. 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The rec center has a reflective white roof for natural cooling, giant southern-facing windows for solar heating and a design that fits aptly against the hillside while preserving some of the existing trees, said Jeff Stern, senior associate of Opsis Architecture in Portland, Ore., and project architect for the building. "(Jones's) work unites land and architecture to create a larger built environment, and is sensitive to the people who will be using it," said Linda Smeins, Western professor of architecture and visual culture. An important part of Jones's buildings is the lack of sharp angles or perpendicular lines, Smeins said. "The use of 90-degree angles is culturally situated in Western tradition," Smeins said. Jones uses curved lines in all of his architecture to create a natural wind-carved look in harmony with his American Indian beliefs, she said. During his lecture, "Stand Inside Our Ways and Beliefs," Jones will speak about what inspires him as an artist and will show slides of his work, Maas said. Jones's lecture coincides with this weekend's sustainability-themed conference of the Pacific Northwest Society of Architectural Historians to take place on campus this weekend. Jones's lecture, the conference and the Green Building exhibit are part of Western's agenda to get students and the public involved in the topic of sustainability, Smeins said. JARED YOAKUM / THE WESTERN FRONT The rec center has elements of a Green Building by including a white roof for cooling and south- facing windows for heating. Welcome Back WWU Students $5.00 off Coupon iiiBiiM World Famous p Up Up Tavern 360-733-9739 1234 North State St. Bellingham, WA Not valid with any other offer. One coupon per customer per visit. Must be 21 vears old. 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Twenty-four bands, most from the Bellingham area, will play during the two-day event, festival coordinator Forest Wilson said. "It's just a bunch of bands getting together to play music and have a good time," Wilson said. "The vast majority of them are from here in Whatcom County." As Bellingham becomes more of a bar town, he said fewer venues are available for the under-21 crowd to experience local artists performing live music. "This summer, me and a few other people who have bands around here have been trying to build up an all-ages scene in town," Wilson said. "It's been kind of hit-and-miss." The event will include 12 bands Saturday and 12 Sunday, Wilson said. Daily tickets are $8, and a weekend ticket costs $14. He said the cost is not much more than the cover for an evening at a bar with only one or two bands. The festival will include bigger names, such as Jason Webley and The Ruby Doe, both from Seattle, Wilson said. The Contra, a local punk band, will take the stage 3 p.m. Sunday. Blake Owens, The Contra's lead singer and guitarist, said the band finds playing bar shows and playing for all-ages crowds to be rewarding. "All-ages shows are a lot more energetic sometimes because the audience is younger," Owens said. "But at the same time, if they don't know you, they might not be as willing to go out and rock it as the drunk guy that's there." Local band Pirates R Us will play at 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Pirates R Us tuba and trombone player Danny Vogel said he does not like bar shows and would be happy if Pirates R Us only performed at all-ages shows. Accordion player Evan Bridges said he prefers playing house shows because of their relaxed atmosphere. Ney said Pirates R Us plays for an audience primarily composed of pirates, alcoholics and nerds. "Probably our biggest demographic is nerds," Ney said. "Nerds who are into file-trading, CD-burning â€” you know, technological nerds." Perhaps the best- known of the local bands is Cast of Characters, Wilson said. They will play at 9 p.m. Sunday. Cast of Characters lead singer, who goes by Bucketz, said the genres the band plays include rock, hard rock, alternative, techno, funk, jam rock and reggae. "We try to experiment with different kinds of genres," he said. "It's kind of all over the place." Because the styles are so diverse, the band has no real demographic, Bucketz said. He said the variety of fans has contributed to the band's local success. "It's a wide range of different styles of people, from mullets to minidresses," Bucketz said. Wilson said he is expecting more than 400 music fans to attend the festival. "It's a lot of really rockin' music that I don't think people, especially people under 21, would have an opportunity to see otherwise," he said. For showtimes, call the Pickford Dreamspace at (360) 734-6006. BY JEN WHITFORD The Western Front Spring 2005 Western graduate Caleb Young is mentally preparing himself for the premiere of his movie, "There," at 7 p.m. Friday at the Pickford Dreamspace. "When I show anything to anybody, I shake," Young said. "If there are 200 people there, I don't know if I'll be able to watch it. I might have to walk around or something." "There" is an adaptation of a novel, which Caleb's twin brother, Western senior Josh Young, wrote two years ago. "My brother was getting interested in film, so I gave the rights to the book to him," Josh Young said. "And I think my brother's a genius, and anything he does I think is great. To see him take something I wrote and make it his own was really touching." The crew filmed "There" almost entirely in Bellingham. Caleb Young said movie-goers will recognize scenes the crew shot in the Horseshoe Cafe, on a Whatcom Transit Authority bus and on Western's campus. They shot scenes outside of Bellingham at Sea-Tac Airport and Mountlake Terrace High School, Western senior and producer Lacey Lange said. Caleb Young graduated with a bachelor's degree in creative writing and began directing and filming "There," along with the help of Cameron Currier, 20, of Seattle. The crew, mostly friends of the brothers, shot the movie this summer from the end of June until the beginning of August, Caleb Young said. The editing, production and post-production lasted until the beginning of October. "We made the whole movie for $6,000," Caleb Young said. "It was my graduation present, basically. Everybody worked for free. We spent the whole time eating Top Ramen and working 15-hour days." The cast and crew consisted of roughly 20 people, mostly Western students, who worked regularly and several extras for a party scene, Caleb Young said. The book "Less Than Zero" by Bret Easton Ellis inspired the general storyline for the novel and movie. "I read Ellis' novel 'Less Than Zero' and wanted to write something similar but a lot less messed up," said Josh Young, Western alumnus debuts film JEN WHITFORD/ THE WESTERN FRONT Western alumnus Caleb Young directs actor J.D. Uhls, 21, while filming "There," an adaptation of a novel by Caleb's twin brother, Western senior Josh Young. Uhls plays Boston, the main character. who also is studying creative writing. The title also came from Ellis' book. "Ellis always talks about, in his books, how his characters are just there," Caleb Young said. "They're stuck with no ambition. They are unmotivated and immoral. The main character in the movie, Boston, is a lot like that." The movie shows Boston's life and what results from lack of motivation. Actor J.D. Uhls, 21, plays the role of Boston. The brothers do not know what kind of response to expect from the audience. "I don't know what I'll do if a lot of people like it," Caleb Young said. "I'm really nervous." After the premiere at the Pickford Dreamspace, they plan to promote the film and send it to film festivals such as the Seattle International Film Festival and the Ashland Film Festival in Oregon, Lange said. Caleb and Josh are working on new projects and plan to collaborate in the future. "I want to write, and my brother wants to make films, so it works well together," he said. ---------- Western Front 2005-10-07 - Page 7 ---------- OCTOBER 7,2005 ACCENT THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 7 PHOTO COURTESY OF BENNE ROCKETT The "Profane Sacrament" dress is part of an upcoming exhibit at Western symbolizing "intimate violence" for the victims. BY DEANNA HOLMQUIST The Western Front Some women use clothes to make a fashion statement, others use them to delve into a violent past. A national art exhibit titled "A Dress Speaks: Confronting Intimate Violence" will stop in Bellingham Oct. 10 through Nov. 4. The exhibit displays the work of nine women who created eight dresses, one a collaboration between two mothers. Western's Crime and Sexual Assault Support Services and Western's Counseling Center will organize the art show, which personalizes the trauma and healing of sexual assault victims, said exhibit coordinator and art therapist Benne Rockett. The exhibit will show in Viking Union Gallery 507. Unlike other art exhibits, the creators of the pieces are not artists. The nine women, whose ages ranged from 16 to 55, heard of the project and approached Rockett to share their stories and design dresses. The dresses depict each woman's experience with "intimate violence," a term Rockett coined to encompass incest and domestic violence. "It is a powerful way (for the women) to depict their stories," Counseling Center psychologist Joan Kimball said. "Part of the healing process involves symbolizing your experience â€” and not just symbolizing it for yourself." Each dress will hang as if a body were underneath, at the shoulder height of the woman who made it, along with a statement from the dress's creator. Kimball came across the exhibit at an October 2004 sexual assault prevention conference in Chicago. Drawn to the 3-D pieces and the uniqueness of "A Dress Speaks," Kimball and Sarah Rankin, Crime and Sexual Assault Victims' Services coordinator, worked with Rockett to bring the exhibit to Western. "They are creative women that wanted to use their creativity as a strengthening tool for recoveiy as well as to become a voice for other women," Rockett said. The exhibit was first shown in August 1998 in Austin, Texas, where the women created the dresses in private sessions with Rockett. aH Silhouettes give victims a voice PHOTO COURTESY OF BENNE ROCKETT The "In Our Silence" dress is on display Oct. 10 to Nov. 4 as part of the "A Dress Speaks" exhibit in Viking Union Gallery 507. In May 2000 the victims told their stories to 600 therapists, police officers and rape counselors at the first national conference on sexual assault prevention in Dallas titled "Coming Together to End Sexual Assault." Before this conference, none of the women had reported the crimes to police. "It's beyond inspirational when other women tell their stories," said Western junior Rhiannon Andreini, a member of Women's Empowerment and Violence Education. CASAS organized a reception with Rockett from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, which will be open to students and community members. For the first two days of the exhibit, she will give tours to Western women's studies and Fairhaven classes and groups such as WEAVE and Western Men Against Violence. Rockett hopes even perpetrators of sexual crimes will attend the exhibit at Western. In Austin, convicted sex offenders from a nearby prison came to the exhibit and wrote down their responses to the dresses. "Their stories at least indicated that they had no idea how damaging their behaviors had been," Rockett said. "I know in antidotal ways that these dresses change lives. People write to me sometimes five years later, still thinking about the exhibit." Through art, she hopes she can address the issues women face behind closed doors. The exhibit will continue to tour the country after closing at Western. TICKET ART COURTESY OF FREERIDE ENTERTAINMENT 'New World Disorder 6' captures freeride mountain-biking action BY GRAIG HILL The Western Front Mountain biker Dave Watson and other extreme mountain bikers teamed up in the latest "New World Disorder 6: Unchained" film, showing at 7 p.m. Thursday in Arntzen 100 as part of Western's first "Bike on Film" festival. The star pack of riders blazed the trails from Bolivia to the epicenter of freeriding, Whistler's Bike Park in British Columbia, in this year's installment of the epic freeride saga. Freeriding is a blend of cross-country mountain-bike racing, downhill mountain-bike racing and trail riding. Barbara Karabin, Western's cycling club president and Outdoor Center employee, said the film shows some of the biggest names in mountain biking, such as Aaron Chase, Wade Simmons and Robbie Bourdon. "Each year, they raise the bar throwing the biggest tricks and jumps for the camera that make it look like Hollywood-style mountain biking," Karabin said. Watson, a rider who stars in the film, will make a guest appearance to sign autographs at an additional 21-and-older screening and afterparty at 9:30 p.m. Thursday at the State Street Depot. Western's "Bike on Film" festival brings local talent to the screen in a series of independent cycling videos and film shorts, Karabin said. She hopes to bring the local cycling community together for the film premiere. "The goal of the festival is to get people excited and involved in cycling and help to gel the local cycling community," Karabin said. Anyone could submit a short video or film, less than five minutes, of his or her favorite cycling experience. The short films open the festival, and the winning entry receives a cash prize. The Outdoor Center, Kona Bicycle Company and Jack's Bicycle Center sponsored Western's festival and the "Unchained" premiere. "The young kids today just bounce back up, and they seem fearless," Western senior Eric Bortel said. "The progressive riders have become better and are going bigger each year. The young riders are hooked on freeriding and are following them. Today's trail riding is practically like motocross." The Palms' Rain Room in Las Vegas was sold out Sept. 28 for the film's world premiere at the famous hotel-casino during the Interbike International Bicycle Exposition. Karabin said -she hopes that "Bike on Film" gains as much popularity as past ski and snowboard film festivals at Western, such as the "Matchstick Productions" films that have moved on to venues such as the Mt. Baker Theatre. The "Unchained" screening and "Bike on Film" festival show promise of becoming annual events, Karabin said. " 'Unchained' is easily the best riding I have seen to date, simply phenomenal," said Mark Peterson, Kona bicycle's advocacy representative. "The riders do much more than push the envelope in this sport." POSTER ART COURTESY OF FREERIDE ENTERTAINMENT ---------- Western Front 2005-10-07 - Page 8 ---------- SPORTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2005 â€¢ WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 8 Back from injury, ready for 'Battle' Western senior wide receiver Andy Olson will return for Saturday s Battle in Seattle BY MICHAEL LYCKLAMA The Western Front Already focused on Saturday's third annual Battle in Seattle, Western football received an extra boost for the team's 95th meeting with Central Washington University. Western senior wide receiver Andy Olson will return just in time to suit up for the state's oldest rivalry. Olson sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee during the second quarter of the Sept. 10 home game against St. Cloud University. The injury did not require surgery, just rest and rehabilitation, Olson said. He sat out the games against North Dakota University on Sept. 17 and Humboldt State University on Oct. 1. "I'm definitely playing in this game," Olson said. "I've been looking forward to it all year. Anybody who plays football wants to play in this kind of game." Western will have to adjust its game plan due to Olson's return, said Eric Tripp, Western offensive coordinator, wide receiver and strength coach. Western focused on.the run last week, racking up 223 rushing yards in the win over Humboldt State. "He is obviously our No. 1 threat," Tripp said. "We are going to have to find ways to get him the ball. When you take your No. 1 threat and put him on the field, it puts a lot of pressure on the defense and opens other things up." Western junior quarterback James Monrean said he thinks that Olson will demand double coverage, which will open up the rest of the field. "He. (Olson) is going to be isolated see OLSON, page 9 MICHAEL LYCKLAMA / THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior wide receiver Andy Olson turns upfield after catching a pass Tuesday at Western's turf field during practice for Saturday's game. 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For more information, call 650-6863 or visit www.coalition.wwu.edu. * ---------- Western Front 2005-10-07 - Page 9 ---------- OCTOBER 7,2005 SPORTS THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 9 Olson: Wideout in reach of breaking records for touchdowns, reception and receiving yards CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 . on one side of the field a lot, and if they double cover him, then it opens someone up on the other side," Monrean said. "If not, we'll take him one-on-one." Olson totaled 16 receptions, 202 yards and four touchdowns in two contests against Central last year. "Central is definitely going to have to game plan for him," Western head coach Rob Smith said. Olson participated in warm-ups this past weekend against Humboldt State but could not play.-He joined in his first full-contact practice Tuesday, but cutting left and right will be his biggest challenge Saturday, he said. "I'm going to try my best," Olson said. "But if I'm not effective and hurting the team by being out there, I'll take myself out." Despite his injury, Western took Olson, a co-captain, on the trip to the North Dakota game because of his leadership value, Smith said. Western lost the game 47-7. "It was really hard to watch the team lose in North Dakota and not be able to do anything about it," Olson said. Olson's Western and Great Northwest Athletic Conference record streak of touchdown catches ended at Vikings vs. Wildcats Offensive stats Ppint^ p^r game /^al pillpimcj'S": ::^^Smj^^jSte)^':^;^; ^|MÂ§]^i^isKIS: ;^|v||^P^^||^ :^Â§B.mÂ§MimM ?sl^SiiK^^ SSI^iiiiSi 5iSI^Sl^^ ^^^MHiK ^^^^1111 ^ I S S ^ ^ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ : ^^^^^^s 11 games against St. Cloud because of the injury. He also set school and league records by catching 15 touchdowns last year. Olson remains one touchdown, 14 receptions and 540 receiving yards short of school records in each of those categories. "Hopefully I can bring more of an offensive spark and create some big plays," Olson said. Western won five of the last eight games against Central, including last year's Battle in Seattle, when Western overcame an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to win 28-21. Western then lost to Central 31-17 Oct. 30, 2004, in Ellensburg. Central won the first Battle in Seattle 29-20 Oct. 4, 2003, in front of 16,392 fansâ€”.a record crowd for non-Division I games. Western's record is 2-3 overall this year, with all three losses to nationally ranked teams, and 1-0 in GNAC competition. Defending GNAC champion, Central has a record of 3-2 overall, with a victory over No. 24 Washburn University, and 1-0 in GNAC play. MICHAEL LYCKLAMA / THE WESTERN FRONT At practice Tuesday, Olson runs on his left knee, which he said will be ready to go for Saturday's game. My Ancestor Did What?!? WHATCOM GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY meets next on Monday, October 10 at 7 pm St. Paul's Episcopal Church 2117 \Afelnut St., Bellingham, WA 734-9835 or 734-0283 Join Us Find Out Are Your BRAKES making noise? We have a FREE brake inspection that you should get every 30,000 miles. 1 0 % discount with Student ID Prime Tune Brakes in Sunset Square 671-2277 sill *"i *^: : Sâ„¢~l:SKip^|j|p|i|^||||i|| fjSSSBSB^srt T H A N K Y 0 U www.thecollegestore.oom/wwu - 647-1000 ---------- Western Front 2005-10-07 - Page 10 ---------- OPINIONS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2005 -WESTERNFRONTONLINE.COM â€¢ PAGE 10 Cussing overused among college crowd One only needs to stand within earshot of a typical college student these days to get an earful of obscenities. Seriously, this shit is getting ridiculous. Tourette's syndrome is often characterized by an uncontrollable urge to swear. According to the Neurological Association of America Web site, Tourette's syndrome afflicts only five out of every 100,000 Americans. Despite this fact, in a college town such as Bellingham, the majority of those residents in the age group of 18 to 25 generally tend to voice profanities loudly. Why college students feel the need to unleash this inappropriateness when they could easily avoid it is inexplicable. In some ways this should not come as a shock. Cussing has been a glorified art form since the fifth grade. Back then, cussing was about being cool. Apparently, this notion has not weeded itself out of students' mentality. Plus, how can students not use expletives when the words are so ingrained in describing typical college students' favorite activities? F'ing, or having sex, put lamely. Getting F'ed up, or drinking copious amounts of alcohol, in layman's terms. F'ing chillin', short for sitting on one's ass. According to ChristianityToday.com, cuss words are just words, but they are ugly, unwholesome words with no useful purpose. According to the Web site's mission statement, its goal is ministering to the needs of Christian men and women by communicating that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation â€” a transforming and vital force for the individual, church and society. So, those bitches know their shit. Those who support being foul-mouthed would say situations arise in which venting in a profane manner is not wrong. Such as when your parent forcibly drag you into church on Sundays. Using bad words is simply a sign that someone did not pay attention during the vocabulary section of English class, and therefore has a limited lexicon. Also, Jim O'Connor, author of the book "Cuss Control," says that since inappropriate words have a negative connotation, those who cuss are downers. Most of the swearing is a negative expression of criticism, complaining, grumbling or just plain negativity. Nothing decent can come of that. The bottom line is that, much like growing out hair, pissing in public, streaking across campus, drinking until blacking out, trying to inebriate pets, piercing and tattooing every possible part of one's body, wearing alcohol advertisements and getting naked to save $1 on pizza, cussing is just another fucking thing that makes college students look juvenile and immature. Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorial board: Zoe Fraley, Brittany Greenfield, Molly Jensen, Stefani Harrey, Jessica Dignan, Taylor Williams, Lauren Allain, Peter Jensen, Adriana Dunn, Blair Wilson, Devin Smart, Bradley Thayer, Eric Sanford, Tiffany Sheakley andJared Yoakum. The Western Front Editor in Chief: Zoe Fraley; Managing Editor: Brittany Greenfield; Head Copy Editor: Molly Jensen; Copy Editors: Stefani Harrey, Jessica Dignan; Photo Editor: Taylor Williams; News Editors: Lauren Allain, Peter Jensen; Accent Editor: Adriana Dunn; Features Editor: Blair Wilson; Sports Editor: Devin Smart; Opinions Editor: Bradley Thayer; Online Editor: Eric Sanford; Staff Photographer: Jared Yoakum; Cartoonists: Terrence No-wicki, Susan Rosenberry; Adviser: John Harris; Business Manager: Alethea Macomber; Advertising Manager: Joel Hall; Community Liaison: Tiffany Sheakley; Columnist: Travis Sherer Staff Reporters: Mary Andom, Laura Belzer, Tali Bendzak, Nichole Boechler, Jacob Buckenmeyer, Michael Cofrman, Michael Curtiss, Taurean Davis, Shannon Deveny, Kirsten DuBois, Samantha Everts, Matthew Gagne, Daniel Grohl, Krista Grunhurd, Amy Harder, Tess Hembree, Lance Henderson, Graigre Hill, Deanna Holmquist, Tyler Huey, Andrew Irvine, John Kara-bias, Mari Kariya, Thomas King, Zach Kyle, Kendra Langston, Jacqueline LeCuyer, Kara Leider, Brian Lenzmeier, Kyra Low, Michael Lycklama, Peter Maclean, Kristen Marson, Justin Morrow, Megan Muldary, Kimberly Oakley, Ciara O'Rourke, Shannon Proulx, Susan Prussack, Samantha Roberts, Susan Rosenberry, Beckie Rosillo, Lorean Serko, Loren Shane, Lea Shawn, Andrew Sleighter, Julia Waggoner, Shawna Walls, Jennifer Whitford and David Wilhite. Editor's note: The views expressed on The Western Front opinion pages are the views of the authors or cartoonists and are not necessarily the views of The Western Front staff, managers or adviser. And we quote: "Youth is a malady of which one becomes cured a little every day. " â€” Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator Â«Â£VBieÂ«rott-T Qualifications are overrated BY TRAVIS SHERER Looking Up How did I get this job â€” twice? For the past couple months I've worried about what's going to happen to me after college. Almost every week I thought of a new question to worry about. What kind of job will I get? Is it going to be enough money to pay off my student loans? Is it going to be enough money to get me laid? Am I gonna save any money on my car insurance by switching to Geico? But all of that worrying stopped this past Monday when Dubya nominated White House counsel Harriet E. Miers to the U.S. Supreme Court. This administration is proving that regardless of your past, anybody can become a nominee for anything at anytime, from president of the United States to Supreme Court justice. So pack your bags and buy a lotto ticket because it could be your turn next. From doing a little blow and blowing off your military service to having literally no experience in the job for which you're applying, all that matters is who you know these days. So Mr. President, let's just consider this my official application for U.S. Army five-star general. The way I figure it, why not strive for the highest of the general rankings? I have as much war experience as Miers has behind the bench, so like her, I see my confirmation happening before Thanksgiving. I know what those of you who actually read a real newspaper are saying, and that is that Miers has experience in the legal system, being an attorney and all. Sure, I agree with you. A sort-of- related experience is necessary, so let me outline all of my previous war expertise. First of all, my grandfather was a tank operator in the Korean War, so military skill is in my blood. I've watched "Patton" and "Apocalypse Now" just as much as the next guy â€” like every day. I've seen Martin Sheen hack up Marlon Brando more times than you can imagine. We can all agree that I've seen what the job entails, so let us â€¢ review my pseudo-experience. My mastery of the latest in army see JOBS, page 11 Albertsons closes Pandora's box BY ZACH KYLE The Western Front A tragic mistake has occurred. Contrary to popular belief and opposing all things decent, it appears teenage girls actually have vaginas. And some of the sassier girls have questions about them. But not to worry. For now, at least, the friendly Albertsons grocery store nearby has saved society from ruin by pulling the October issue of Seventeen magazine from its shelves in 12 states, including Washington. The scandalous article within is a Pandora's box titled "Vagina 101" with the devious subheading "From discharge to pubic hair â€” get to know your body better so you can stay healthy for life!" And the worst part: The article includes a diagram of a vagina, its various parts and two photographs of real-life vaginas. Whew. That was close. Albertsons is clearly The Vagina Authority, so naturally the supermarket chain speaks for all red-blooded Washingtonians. The battle cry is clear to the pornographers and whores of Babylon: The jig is up. The vagina is a foul and wicked instrument. No reason exists to bring a girl's vagina to her attention, at least not until she is legally married (to a man) or of an age when she can make decisions for herself. And that age is 37. To think, a teen magazine explaining such sin-induced blights as yeast infections and disgruntled urinary tracts. All wise people are aware that no good girl suffers from such preposterous and rare afflictions. According to the Food and Drug Administration's Web site, the risky behavior of wearing synthetic materials such as pantyhose and tights next to the skin or by wearing tight clothes usually causes infections. Only a true nympho employs such agents of seduction. Alas, the long arm of the Albertsons law could not retract every tainted issue from public release. Throughout Washington, sexual sanity hangs by a pubic hair. Earth hurtles at high speeds through space in circles. Babies are crying. Boys, rebuffed from watching late-night Cinemax by the family V-Chip, try to crack the code for the umpteenth time. Girls are feeling more comfortable with their bodies. Parents fume that a magazine cheated them of that bonding mother-and-daugh-ter chat. And they are even angrier that the schools have not played parent for them. Wombats are simi-see VAGINA, page 11 ---------- Western Front 2005-10-07 - Page 11 ---------- 11 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT OPINIONS OCTOBER 7,2005 Jobs: Bush, Martha Stewart and FEMA administrators are vastly unqualified for their positions CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 training programs such as "Medal of Honor Allied Assault" and "Call of Duty" on PlayStation 2 are what put me over the hump. Through this extensive training, I have received so many medals I could go to Iraq today and put down the insurgency Van Damme style. All I need is Rambo's knife, Steven Seagal's girlish run, Arnold's one-liners and Van Damme's splits and we will have peace in the Middle East â€” peace with an attitude. All right, maybe I'm not so "qualified" for five stars, but that's the point. How many people do you know who are actually qualified for their jobs? Qualifications for jobs are the same as for relationships â€” we all have our ideal candidate, but you'll hold onto any resume until you find somebody better. If you're like me, you are surprised that all of those guys you went to high school with can even get a job because nobody is qualified for what they are supposed to be doing, and many of our leaders are no different. George W. Bush ran the Texas Rangers into the ground before becoming governor. The entire administrative body of the Federal Emergency Management Agency had hardly a day of disaster-management experience before Hurricane Katrina hit. Even Martha Stewart was a stockbroker before becoming a great homefaker. And how did they all end? With disaster. That's what life is â€” a disaster that nobody is qualified to correct, so they just fake it. So I wasn't really thrilled by the possibility of me becoming a general. I'm proof that it doesn't matter how unqualified you are â€” a million more people are just as worthless and successful. Travis Sherer at Tsherer9@hotmail.com Ptah) Nonfiction Whatcom County's Certified ORGANIC Produce Department 1220N. forest â€¢ Open every day from 8 am - 9 pm Vagina: Seventeen should distract teen questions on sex CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 larly affected. The apocalypse is drawing nigh. Of course, hippies, feminists and other liberal breeds claim Seventeen is doing a service for its readership. They make claims that girls should understand how their bodies function and should even be at peace with their genitalia. The article begins with a 13-year-old girl's letter in which she asks if it is OK to have sex with her boyfriend. Some will claim Seventeen acted responsibly by replying that no, having sex while a teen is the wrong thing to do. These same fools claim Seventeen did not victimize anyone by printing pictures for educational and health purposes. They might say the diagram and photographs of a vagina completely lack the provocative quality of pornography, and that the short skirts and flashy halters advertised in the magazine are more suggestive and arousing. Seventeen should do what it does best â€” distract a girl's questions about her vagina by making her ask questions about the rest of her body. And, more importantly, what designer clothing to cover it with. Girls need to know what the appropriate and wholesome amount of midriff to expose is â€” and Jessica Simpson is the perfect role model. Girls need to know what type of quality gentleman to pursueâ€”Seventeen, thank God, shows them rapper Eminem is of that breed. Now that Seventeen is out of the corruptible clutches of teenagers, they will instead reach for more appropriate reading material for a woman-to-be, such as Better Homes and Gardens. Or Bon Appetite. 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Title: 1963 Second Grade Class with Goldie Vitt
Date: 1963
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Title: Western Front - 1982 October 19
Date: 1982-10-19
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Show more1982_1019 ---------- Western Front - 1982 October 19 - Page 1 ---------- Grid team: another loss â€”page 10 BTG does Simon play â€”page 14 Western Washington University Tuesday, October 19, 1982 Vol. 74, No. 50 More visits coming, trustees say President finalist heretoday By MARK CARLSON and MITCH EVICH Although one finalist for Western's presidency is oncampus this week, a search for a new leader here has by no means concluded. Lorman Ratner,described by student leaders at the University ofWlsconsin-Parksideas "cooperative" and "easy to getalong with," arrived in Bellingham late Monday in preparation for a whirlwind schedule of tours andmeetings today and Wednesday. He is the first candidate to visit Western. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^1^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B WKKm^BKmSKKKK^^SSKK^^KI^M liiiiiiiiliiiiil lilliii ^^^^^^^s^H i i l i i i i ii Ford hears complaints By CAROLYN CASEY Classified staff employees expressed frustration, confusion andirritation Thursday at a special meeting with Vice President for Academic Affairs Paul Ford. Anger atno staff representation on the Academic Review Committee also was expressed by several unidentifiedstaff members within the crowded lecture hall. Others waited outside the doors to witness thecomplaints of staff employees and hear Ford speak. "I think the atmosphere of the campus community has relegated the staff to a second-class citizenship," one man said. "We should have viable input on both of those committees. Our absence is almost an insult to the intelligence of a staff person," headded. Ford tried to express his difficulties in administering the cuts and his frustration in being blamed for them. "We feel like a puppet," he said of the administration's role. "I can assure you that Fordisn't doing it to you. There is literally nothing we can do to avoid these cuts," Ford said. Ford said heunderstands the frustrations the staff employees are experiencing. "These are anxious times foryou. . .and a whole lot of other people in the state of Washington. "But, what are you going to do? Are you going to go home and put the sheets up over your head and hope the world will go away?" he asked. Astension in the room mounted, Ford's attempts to lighten the atmosphere were met with grim faces andonly a few sprinkles of laughter. "I care about the conditions ofyour working life. I want you to know thatyou have an ear. Please believe that," he said. When the group was allowed to question Ford, thesubject immediately shifted to the academic review committee and its absence of staff representation."You are not utilizing one very important faction of the community," a man said. Support for his opinionwas demonstrated by the groups applause and cheers of encouragement. No university exists in the freeworld where the faculty doesn't make the decisions about academics, Ford explained. When it wasapparent this had not satisfied the staff members, Ford added, "Your argument is not with me. I agreewith you completely, but, nevertheless, the senate is responsible for the decision." Ford remindedthem on an earlier part of his speech when he said, "Anyone can communicate with both reviewcommittees." He suggested they meet with the chairmen of the committees and express their opinions."We do care about what you think. You have an open line to both committees," he said. One womancomplained about Western's lack of communication with staff after the decision in August to eliminate 23 staff positions. "Everything we've heard has been through innuendos and people getting bumped," shesaid. Seventeen or 18 of the people involved have already "acquired new positions," Ford said. Ford saidhe wrote a letter to each affected person and sent a memo to be printed in the summer edition of FAST.Because it was the summer edition, a lot of people did not see it. No more staff reductions should takeplace during the remainder of this academic year, Ford predicted. Several suggestions were madeabout the need for more staff communication and unity. "We need to get together and realize we havecommon problems and common concerns. But, instead we're feeling cut apart and impersonal," a woman said. Ford suggested the staff meet once a month and invite speakers to address their concerns. Onewoman said she wanted to know whether any administrators had been affected by the budget. Someadministrative positions have been* eliminated, Ford replied. Western has the fewest number ofadministrators per students of any public institution in Washington, he said. "And what happens? Weget kicked in the butt for it!" Ford said of Western's attempts to save money. Ford suggested that staffmembers be trained in new areas. "We need to work on a program which would combine the efforts ofseveral agencies to provide some strong developmental training," he said. "We all need stimulation tosurvive," Ford said. "Even old dogs like me can be retrained to do something else," he said jokingly.Ford also proposed establishment of an ombudsman for the staff. The open communication and theelimination of some of the confusion helped relations, Ford said after the meeting.. . , "People need toknow that people care about, them,"-he said. â€¢ ' ' Ratner, c u r r e n t l y vice-chancellor and dean offaculty at Wisconsin-Parkside, enjoys considerable popularity at the Midwestern university, sourcesthere say. Meanwhile, the .other four candidates recommended by the now-defunct presidential SearchCommittee also reportedly are well-respected among students, faculty and fellow administrators at theirrespective campuses. Few adversaries Board of Trustees Chairman Curtis Dalrymple, in a reversal ofstatements he made at the Oct. 7 trustees meeting, said Saturday that an effort will be made to bring all five candidates to Western for visits. Ratner has few adversaries at the Wisconsin-Parksidecampus, said Pat Hensiak, editor of the student newspaper. "People are really pleased with hisperformance here," Hensiak said. "He's really easy to get along with and he's cooperative." Hensiak said some students were angered by Ratner's successful push to establish required tests in basicacademic areas, but they primarily were "the students who couldn't pass them anyway." FacultySecretary Walt Feldt expressed similar sentiments, gauging faculty attitudes toward Ratner as"generally pretty good." "I think he's, pretty fair," Feldt said. "You don't agree with him 100 percent of the time, but you do more so than not." The affable administrator, contacted Friday at his Wisconsin-Parkside office, said he "looks forward to seeing the area." "Western Washington, as an area, is new tomy wife and I," he said. Not responsive? While Kalamazoo (Mich.) College President GeorgeRainsford's administrative ability is respected, his responsiveness to students is questionable, studentleaders there say. "He deals pretty well with studentsâ€”the complaint has been perhaps he doesn't deal with us often enough," campus newspaper editor Lief Bates said. Provost Warren Board, a closeassociate of Rainsford, refused to comment about the dapper, bow tie-clad presidents relationship withstudents. Board's secretary said Rainsford has requested all queries about him be dircted to PublicRelations Director Pat Pangburn. Pangburn said he felt Rainsford generally is responsive to studentneeds, pointing to his "periodic fireside chats," which allow for question-and-answer sessions. Batesdescribed Rainsford as a "stick above the crowd." "When you see him, you know that he's important,"Bates said. "Of course, we don't see him that much." Embroiled in controversy Students and faculty atthe University of Arkansas at Little Rock have no complaints about the accessibilty of G. Robert Ross,formerly chancellor at that university. Ross now is a consultant for the American Association of StateColleges and Universities, a t (Continued on page 3) ---------- Western Front - 1982 October 19 - Page 2 ---------- 2 Western Front Tuesday, October 19, 1982 Economy a culprit in admissions decline By DON JENKINS Two straight years of budget cuts have forced Western to take steps to reduce enrollment. According to figures released by Gene Omey, Western's registrar, 9,352 people currently are enrolled at Western,939 fewer than last fall. Last fall 10,291 students were enrolled. Richard Riehl, director of admissions,said that last spring Western planned to reduce enrollment by 600 students. During the summer anotherround of budget cuts meant enrollment had to be reduced by 200 more students. But the AdmissionsOffice received fewer applications than expected, so qualified students were not turned away. "Afortunate coincidence," Riehl said. In fact, total enrollment came up a little short of the level universityofficials planned forwith current state funding. Riehl said no sure answers exist for the decline inapplications, but he mentioned three possibilities. â€”The sickly economy has taken its toll. More highschool graduates are enrolling in community colleges to save money. â€”Admission requirements wereraised. The minimum acceptable high school grade point average was raised to 2.7 from 2.5. Theadmissions committee plans to recommend to the Academic Coordinating Commission thatWestern go back to previous standards. â€”The University of Washington took more high schoolstudents than the year before. Combined with a slight decrease in the number of high school graduates,this may account for some of t he decrease in applications. Riehl stressed that "these are theories atthis point." The Admissions Office is doing research to gain firm answers, he said. Joe St. Hilaire,associate registrar, suggested many reasons could be given for fewer people applying to Western.Western has an application fee, while Central a n d Eastern Washington Universities don't. This couldsway a student toward submitting an application to one of the other schools, he said. St. Hilaire alsosaid that two years ago word spread that Western was packed. An image of Western as anovercrowded school could have developed in some minds. St. Hilaire said the fuss being made aboutdeclining enrollment was uncalled for. Western planned to cut and they did, he said. Riehl said themisconception that Western is not attractive to graduating high school seniors and transfers fromcommunity colleges must be avoided. "I think there's a terrible danger of that happening," he said. Riehlsaid limiting enrollment and maintaining the student to faculty ratio eventually will profit Western's image. In crowded school, St. Hilaire said, a danger of adopting a "flippant" attitude toward students exists.Students become plentiful and expendable, and "you start taking your clients for granted." Ed department feels cuts By LINDA WASSER The budget axe has fallen heavily on most departments at Western, but the education deaprtment has taken one of the worst chops, its dean says. Marvin Klein, dean of theschool of education, said the department has lost 25 percent of its budget in the last . seven years,with the largest cut this year. "We have dropped from 64 to 42.5 teaching staff members in the lastseven years," he said. "I think that is a pretty good picture of how the cuts have affected us." Theeducation department has cut back in several areas, most noticeably in secretarial help. Other areasaffected include: â€”Seminar classes becoming discussion classes, and discussion classesbecoming lecture-format. "The education department is a very human enterprise, and individual,one-on-one conferencing is being lost due to lack of staff time,'' Klein sai d. â€”Class sizes increasing. "Deterioration (of educational quality) has to take place. The severity of the deterioration varies fromclass to class," he said. â€”More undergraduate classes being taught by graduate students. "Thisdoesn't mean a poorer education, but a large cut is. made in time spent by graduate students at Idledstudents wait for work-study jobs In this time of high unemployment, many students still are able to work their way through college. But finding that job isn't always easy, as about 100 Western students nowwaiting to be part of a program that offers "priceless" on-campus jobs will attest. Federal and state work-study is one of the most popular financial aid programs offered. Students almost always prefer workingtheir way through their financial woes rather than taking out one of the many loans packages available,said Kathleen Sahlhoff, student employment coordinator. Federal work-study pays 80 percent of astudent's wages while the employer pays 20 percent. State work-study pays 65 percent and theemployer pays 35 percent. Work-study jobs are easier to find, Sahlhoff said. Because of this, a waitinglist always grows. Last year about the same number of students as this year put their names on thewaiting list, Sahlhoff said. Unfortunately, enough money for all the people who want work-study nevercomes, Sahlhoff said. This year about 600 students are on the federally funded work-study progran andabout 175 are on the state funded work-study program at Western, she said. About 890 students were on work study last year. Many students find their own employment or just learn to cut their budgets,Sahlhoff said. Some have sold their cars and others have asked their parents for help, she said. "An awful lot of our students (those on the waiting list) seem to make it," Sahlhoff said. For those waiting, however, Sahlhoff recommends they take action before the bills pile too high. Students still looking foremployment or financial assistance should contact the employment office or check the job board,Sahlhoff said. their own studies," Klein said. The student teaching program is an integral part of thedeaprtament. A few years ago, a full-time student teacher supervisor had charge of 16 students. Thatnumber has risen to 19, and is expected to reach 20 next year. The number of majors in education have been declining, but Klein said it has not been in proportion to the number of teaching staff positionslost. He stressed the increased class sizes and the loss of teacher-student contact. "In spite of newtechnology, teaching is an individual learning process that calls for close interaction between twopeople," Klein said. "If you send students out to teach who have been instructed by dull, dry lecturesin lecture halls, they are likey to use it in their own i teaching." reeruitin iiimiiiiipiiii Hopeless andhelpless' target of Project Vote' Project Vote '82 has produced 1,700 new registered voters since mid-September, organizers say. The effort, aimed at low-income and student voters, was organized byAssociated Students board member Jan Mabry and former board member Jamie Beletz. Of t he 1,700registered voters, 1,568 are students, they said. The deadline to turn in registrations to the auditor'soffice was Oct. 2. By aiming at low-income people and students, the project organizers hoped tostrengthen the voices of people most deeply affected by government programs, Mabry said. Studentsand low-income citizens were the main targets of the project because of their low turnout at the polls,Mabry said. Low-income citizens "feel hopeless and helpless," she said. "You lose faith in the systemwhen you've been beaten down by it." Because students are hit hard by budget cuts, they should do themost they can to activate their credibility, Mabry said, because budget-makers tend to ignore them fortheir lack of organization. Project . Vote '82 was co-sponsored by the Washington Student Lobby,Students Opposed to Reductions in Education and the Whatcom County Central Labor Council. Thebest place for student signers was at class registration, where a majority of the 1,568 students whoregistered were signed, Mabry said. To find low-income citizens, volunteers went to churches, theBellingham Food Bank and the Bel-lingham Employment Service Center. Of 17 churches approached, six responded to Mabry's request for a Right-to-Vote Sunday Sept. 26. That day, clergy explained tochurchgoers the need to vote and reminded them that Project Vote volunteers were waiting to sign new voters, Mabry said. Mabry said one problem of voter turnout at Western is the high number ofregistered voters who leave their home districts and fail to vote. But volunteers convinced more than500 people to send home for absentee ballots, and 119 of those were new registrants. Project Voteprograms are planned for future elections, she said. ---------- Western Front - 1982 October 19 - Page 3 ---------- Tuesday, October 19, 1982 Western Front First presidential candidate here (Continued from page 1)Washington D.C.-based organization. "There really isn't anything I can say that isn't praiseworthyabout him," said Arkansas-little Rock foreign languages professor Rosalie Cheatham. Cheatham, who ispresident of Arkansas-Little Rock's faculty senate, said Ross possessed a knack of' 'inspiringexcellence'' in faculty. Ross proved to be an adroit administrator during his tenure at Arkansas-LittleRock, Cheatham said. She cited his ability at squeezing unprecedented levels of higher educationfunding out of the normally tight-fisted state Legislatureâ€”a feat that allowed the university to enjoytremendous growth. Arkansas-Little Rock's enrollment had zoomed to more than 10,000 by the end of Ross's reign. When he was appointed chancellor in 1969, the university's enrollment stood at apaltry 3,000, Cheatham said. Ability to get support "Dr. Ross has the ability to get people to supportuniversities without overt action," she said, adding that Ross is "not a horn-blower by any means." Inaddition, Ross fought for and won higher salaries for faculty while he was chancellor at Arkansas-LittleRock she said. Ross' final years at Arkansas- Little Rock, however, were clouded by a controversy inconnection with long-standing animosities between the Little Rock school and the University ofArkansas at Fayetteville. Arkansas-Fayetteville is the Coffee shop finally opens Students and facultyhave yet another coffee shop where they can spend their time eating, studying, sleeping or just loitering. The Arntzen Hall Food Facility, on the southwest corner of the ground floor of the building is to opentoday. The project was scheduled to be completed Sept. 30, but furnishing problems forced the delay.The new facility has many of the same services offered by other coffee shops on campus such as coffee, soups, sandwiches, a salad bar and a bakery. Deadline nears The deadline for applications for twoHuxley student scholarships is Nov. 4. The Chuckanut Garden Club is offering $350 and Western isoffering a partial tuition waiver of $300. Both are awarded primarily on the student's academicachievement and community involvement. Letters to the Front must include the author's address andtelephone number for purposes of verification. Letters longer than 300 words are subject to editing forcondensation. The Front reserves the right to refuse publication of any letter not consistent withaccepted standards of good taste and fair criticism. established larid-granrinstitution in that state,Cheatham said, while Arkansas-Little Rock is a relative upstart that was absorbed into the state systemin the 1960s. Previously, the latter school had been a private insti-t u i t o n overshadowed by Arkansas-Fayetteville. Under Ross's stewardship, Arkansas-Little Rock "commanded extra dollars from thestate, and that meant fewer dollars for other schoolsâ€”including Fayetteville," Cheatham said. Cries of outrage In 1979, a former agriculture professor from Arkansas- Fayetteville was appointed presi dent ofthe state university system. Almost immediately/the president, James Martin, clashed with Ross over what university insiders termed "administrative differences." "My perception was that Martin wassinsecure with Dr. Ross's quality leadership pn campus," Cheatham said. The "differences" led toMartin demanding Ross' resignationâ€” a request that Ross flatly turned down. But Ross was firedby the university system's Board of Trustees, an act that triggered cries of outrage from students,faculty and Little Rock community leaders. ' â€¢ Arkansas-Little Rock's Board of Visitors, a body withsome influence but little authority that dates back to the school's days as a private college, managedto win a temporary injunction against the firing. The injunction allowed Ross to complete his term aschancellor, which ended in June of this year. A jovial German Far less visible but equally respected oncampus is Hans Brisch, currently assistant to the President at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.Brisch, a jovial native of Germany, is a "good detail person," said Larry Walkin, Nebraska's facultysenate president." Brisch coordinates faculty-administrator affairs and acts as a "go-between" in matters within Nebraska's large governing structure, Walkin said. In addition, the personable Brisch "relateswell" with students, although his job doesn't call for many dealings with the roughly 25,000 students at the university. Western will have to compete for Brisch's services, though. Walkin said Brisch is onseveral other universities' wish lists for top administrative positions. Quick mind Unlike the other fourcandidates, Collin Bull has not occupied a postiqn at or near the top of his university. As Dean ofthe College of Mathematical and Physical Science at sprawling Ohio State Unversity, Bull has beensomewhat sheltered from public scrutiny. Sources familiar with Bull applaud his quick mind and effective problem-solving method. Steve Nash, a member of Ohio State's student government, said ZUMBROTACRUISE Boulevard Park to San Juans Fri-Sat Oct 22-23 6-12 PM Tickets still available. Call 647-2346 or734-6734. HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE The Atkinson Graduate School of Management WILLAMETTEUNIVERSITY Salem, Oregon 97301 An academically rigorous two-year Master's program to provide theeducational Foundation for Careers jn the Management of Business, Government, and Not-For-ProfitOrganizations. All interested students should see: Mary Ann Wynkoop, Assistant Director ofAdmissions Friday, October 22,1982 9fl0 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Placement Center 6763250 Information onPlacement, Internships, Curriculum, Financial Aid and Willamette's Joint Degree program in law andmanagement available on request. O Bull has "not been invovled in anything controversial." Nash saidBull was considered for the presidency at the University of New Hampshire, but failed to get the job.Patty Downing, a reporterwith t h e f Ohio State s t u d e nt newspaper who covers the College ofMathematical and Physical Science, said she hears mostly good things about Bull. "As far as gettingalong with students, whenever (Bull's) name comes up, everybody has something good to say abouthim," Downing said. WSL candidates named; elections this Wednesday By ELAYNE ANDERSON Asmall but enthusiastic crowd attended- .a. convention to nominate members to the local chapter of the"Washington Student Lobby last Wednesday night. About 25 people listened to Associated StudentsPresident Mark Murphy and former AS President Greg Sobel explain what the WSL is designed toaccomplsih. A second convention to vote on the nominees will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday in theViking Union Lounge, during which a 12- piece band will play "upbeat'jazz," Murphy said. The WSL wasconceived last winter to combat tuition hikes and cuts in higher education. The state WSL will finance anoffice in Olympia through $1 contributions made by students during fall registration. Student volunteerswill do the lobbying. Western's local board will consist of eight members, four of whom will representWestern at the state WSL. One position will be reserved for the AS president. Nominees for the at-largeposition are: Ty Hanson, Daniel Pike and George Sidley. Darcy Roenfeldt was nominated for the minorityrepresentative. For the graduate position, Jamie Beletz and Rich Walsh were nominated. The nomineesfor four local positions are: Tina Abbott, Mark Earle, Joel Anderson, Doug Olstrom and CarolineBlatchsord. Any student who donated $1 to the WSL is a member and may vote in Wednesday'selection, Murphy said. Donations still are being accepted. Fairhaven * â€¢ Peugeot h Fuji ShOP Since1971 â€¢ Specialized: Mountain â€¢ Centurion Racing â€¢ Univega Touring Bikesl â€¢ Accessoriesâ€¢ Full Service â€¢ Parts 1103-11th St., Bellingham (206)733-4433 A V A.S. 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The fact that the Republican Party initiated a new series of television advertisements urging voters to "stay the course' (about 10 times in 30 seconds) is, of course, purely coincidental. Another note of interestâ€”in the month preceeding theelectionsâ€”is that newspaper headlines across the nation have proclaimed Reagan as adamantly"vowing" to fight everything from sex to abortion on demand. Yesterday it was crime and drugs, tomorrowperhaps a new national campaign against littering and forest fires? Reagan also is taking credit for theFederal Reserve's drop in interest rates, which have reached their lowest level since 1978, and theFederal Housing Administration and Veterans Administration cuts in their ceiling rate on mortgages to12.5 percentâ€”all of this happening within a few weeks of the Congressional elections. Surely Reagan is a blessed man. The hard facts, however, are on the record. Reagan's policies have produced noeconomic recovery since the first part of his program became operative last October. The figures onunemployment, bankruptcies, farm income and industry tell the true story, as do local news stories about lost jobs, people suffering from lack of food and lost homes and those forced to live vagrant lives. Onewould hope, with 10 million Americans out of work, that these voters would wake up, blink their eyes andclear their heads of the suave and sophisticated brainwashings of Reagan's subtle persuasions. If not, to "stay the course" with Reagan may find us over the cliff and into the abyss. The Ron-and-Joan show: z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z If it hadn't been so insignificant, President Reagan's televised appearance in WhatcomCounty last week would have gone down in local political lore as one of the biggest flops in recentmemory. Reagan and the Republican Party had set up a closed-circuit nationwide television programdesigned to aid GOP Congressional candidates. The local recipient was state Rep. Joan Houchen (R-Camano Island), who is mounting a rapidly sinking effort to unseat incumbent Congressman Al Swift (D-Bellingham). Everything about the event was a crashing boreâ€”from the 20 or so shivering GOP faithfulson hand in the ice-cold Holiday Inn meeting room where the show was being beamed to Reagan's sugar-coated banalities. Houchen, apparently sensing that not even a special TV performance from thepresident can ignite interest in her misbegotten campaign, remained poker-faced for the duration. _Infact, she didn't even stay for the second feature, a promotional film for Reagan called "Legacy ofGreatness," which was narrated by Reagan pal and hackractor Charlton Heston. Then again, nobodydid. WESTERH FRONT Editor Mark Carlson Managing Editor Mitqh Evich News Editor Lori McGriffOpinion Editor Peggy Loetterle Features Editor Dave Mason Head Copy Editor. Jim Bacon AssistantCopy Editors Elayne Anderson Scott Fisk Leslie Nichols Sports Editor Heidi Fedore Arts EditorGordon Weeks Production/Design Coordinator Masaru Fujimoto Production Assistant Blair KooistraPhoto Editor Gary Lindberg Photo Assistant Dave Jack Business Manager Patrick Herndon Spellmanand pals visit China Washington taxpayers foot bill This country no longer needs a good five-cent cigar.What is needed is leadership at all levelsâ€”local, state and federalâ€”that is exemplified by acommitment to lead by personal example. Currently, Gov. John Spellman is visiting the People'sRepublic of China on a trade and friendship mission. It cannot be denied these trans-oceanic missions;are extremely important to a state bordering the Pacific Rim trade area, an area identified as havingtremendous potential for growth in terms of trade, trade that can benefit the ailing Northwest. However,the governor's party numbers more than 30 persons and includes the presidents of the University ofWashington and Washington State University. A state suffering under the strain of more than 12 percent unemployment whose major industriesâ€”timber, housing, aircraft and fishingâ€”are hard hit by thecurrent economic recession gripping the nation, John Laris cannot afford to pad the list of delegates tosuch missions. Either the state is having an economic crisis or it isn't. The number of persons thatcomprise the trade delegation indicate a less-thah-full emphasis on the state's problems. The twouniversity presidents should have refused to go. The current legislative budget assaults are clear andcompelling evidence as to the necessity and wisdom of staying at home. With higher education on theoperating table and hands grappling to seize the budget-cutting scalpel, the place for universitypresidents is clearly on campus, in the community or, when necessary, in Olympia. The example thegovernor is setting seemingly acknowledges that the state crisis is- flexible enough to call for a 31-person trade delegation, expending state funds, at this particular point in the state's history. Theexample of the university presidents seems to indicate that, although higher education is in trouble, it isnot bad enough to curtail such visits. This example also indicates the problem only needs attentionduring legislative sessions. To me, both examples reek of the smoke puffed from a good "old" five-centcigar. In the event of nuclear war... Academe takes to the tunnels How about this for a worst casescenario? In the event of a nuclear exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union, Westerncould continue to function. Unknown to many students, a series of subterranean tunnels connects mostof the academic buildings, a few of the dorms and some of the other structures on campus. The tunnels now are used to route heating electricity and other services around1 the campus, but with a littleingenuity and hard work Western could become a center of post- Armageddon education. If we appliedto the Reagan administration for a federal grant to make the necessary changes, I'm sure the moneywould start rolling in. What changes, you ask? To begin with, the bricks in Red F.C. Gflbert Squarecould be used to seal the windows and doors of all the buildings. We also would have to beginstockpiling canned food (SAGA has a good head start). The pool could be used to store fresh water (thechlorine is strong enough to kill any level ot radiation). Life would be very. . . interesting. Wake up aftera good night's rest, don your silver radiation suit, eat your canned meal and it's off into the tunnels foranother day of academe. Think of the good side, not having to walk to class in the rain. No schedules,fees or registration to worry about. Maybe some of the classes would have to be changed: one wouldn'tbe much use for foreign languages, or biology or Huxley. Physics and political science likely -wouldbe banned. (Continued on page 5) Advertising Manager MasoodSahba Adviser Pete Steffens Opinions expressed in editorials reflect those of The Western Front and are not necessarily those of theuniversity or the student body. Opinions expressed in signed articles and cartoons are those of theauthor. Guest comments are invited. The Western Front is the official newspaper of WesternWashington University. The Front is entered as second-class postage at Bell-ingham, Wash., and itsidentification number is USPS 624-820. The Front's newsroom is located in College Hall, room 9,while its business office is quartered in College Hall, room 7. The Front is typeset in its newsroomand at Western's printshop in the Commissary. The Front is printed by The Bellingham Herald. m ---------- Western Front - 1982 October 19 - Page 5 ---------- Tuesday, October 19, 1982 Western Front 5 Socrates and . . . .Fleetwood? Western Front: As in mostdebates, one can discern a core of truth as well as some confusions in both positions. In the interest offurthering some rational inquiry into what has obviously become a very emotional topic, I would like topoint out what I take to be both the insights as well as the confusions. Actually, the current debate isn'tall that current. One can find these issues debated as far back as ancient Greece in the clash betweenSocrates and the Sophists, the first class of professional teachers in Greece. Who is the true educator,they asked. It is against the Sophistic refusal to make any distinctions between opinion and knowledge, appearance and truth, persuasion and enlightment that I see Professor Fleetwood reasserting theresponsibility of teachers in upholding the standards of disciplined thought. But Professor Fleetwoodoverlooks one point. The Socratic method, which stands in opposition to Sophistic teaching, - is itself aanalogical process, one in which the student's perceptions enter into the teaching-learning interaction.Teaching, in this view, is not construed as a simple transmission of knowledge but is seen instead asa human act of communication, one in which both participants risk and grow. For such communicationnot only broadens and refines students' understanding, it also brings teachers to a more critical andreflectiVe understanding of their own presuppositions, principles and allegiances, which they have had to reveal and risk in response to the searching questions and doubts of their students. If our currentdebate has revealed anything, it is our lack of conceptual clarity about the very process in which we areall (both students and teachers) so busily engaged. â€”Lorraine Kasprisin professor of education James Watt looking ahead Western Front: It seems.to be quite popular .among ecologists these days(including many at this university who profess to be environmental scientists) to criticize and degradeInterior Secretary Watt. These environmental extremists often have vague and Utopian ideas aboutenvironmental policy and energy development. The facts are that we rely heavily on foreign and oftenunstable sources for oil, platinum, cobalt, and other strategic minerals and resources. In order tomaximize our standard of living and minimize dependence on foreign sources, exploration for, anddevelopment of resources within the public domain (national parks and wilderness area exempted)must be permitted. James Watt is proceeding with an orderly development of energy resources so thatwe will not find ourselves in a crisis situation that would generate demands for crash development. He iscreating a dynamic equilibrium between industry and environmentalists. Watt is easing theprogress-gagging red tape and allowing resource development in areas . where in the past it wasrealistically beneficial but legally questionable. Watt is not giving free reign to industry but assuringthat inevitable development of our nation's resources is done in environmentally sound andeconomically viable ways. Environmentalists, angry over the loss of their privileged tion during the Carter years, are reacting to Watt with a widespread and slanderous propaganda campaign. Most of theanti- Watt propaganda I've read describes Watt as a "land raper" or "industrial pawn," yet an empiricalanalysis proves this is not the case. Watt steadfastly refuses to allow mining or drilling in national parks, and the proposed lead reductions in gasoline is hardly considered an altruistic action by the oilcompanies. Environmental groups distorting situations, such as the Bryce Canyon fiasco, havemanaged to paint a rather controversial picture of Watt's personality in the minds of many Americans. However, Watt thrives on controversy. He is not an elected official and doesn't have to playrhetorical games or make unrealistic promises to win votes. James Watt's conservative realism- isnot geared toward idealistic preservation, nor is it geared toward environmental. degradation. It isgeared toward an orderly and careful effort to find and produce the energy, minerals, and otherresources essential to a modern, civilized country. â€”Steven H. Schaps Prisoner seekscorrespondence Western Front: I am a prisoner on death row at the Arizona State Prison and I waswondering if you would do me a -favor. I have been here for quite awhile so I don't have any family orfriends on the outside to write to, so what I was wondering was if you could put an ad in your campusnewspaper for me for correspondence. If not in" your paper, then maybe you have some kind of bulletinthat you could put it in. I know that you are not a pen pal club or anything like that, but I would reallyappreciate it if you could help me. Death Row prisoner, Caucasian male, age 36, desirescorrespondence with either male or female college Peace Corps Recruitment Oct. 19, 20 and 21 â€” Old Main 280 Interviews â€” Sign up in advance Apply now for summer 1983 assignments. Call 676-3017Rawls Rainier Beer 12/11 oz. "N.K.s" half case . . . $ 3 . " As long as quantities last 10 am-1 pm Sun-Thurs 10 am-2 pm Fri, Sat 714.E. Holly* â€¢734-7510 )V J* Coachman Inn ' MOTEL * â€¢ Showtimeâ€¢ Cable Plus 60 units â€¢ Continental breakfast Sauna Jacuzzi â€¢ triple-A rated â€¢ Several finerestaurants/lounges^ within two blocks â€¢ Telephone color TV â€¢ Airline transportation 120 Samish Way â€¢ Bellingham. WA. 98225 Call toll free: 1-800-732-1225 r LAST WEEK! A ALL DAY PACKS15% OFF ttnUPa 901W. Holly 733-5461 Sbanacbfe Books ased books and RecoRds Monday -Saturday 10-5 _ i o O Â° 7 ui co CO o students. Wants to form some kind qffriendly-typerelationship and more or less just exchange pictures. If interested write to Jim Jeffers, Box B-38604, Florence, Ariz. 85232. â€”Jim Jeffers Women are citizens, too? Western front: I am always glad to have an opportunity to' share my views with others and the Oct. 5 issue of the Front presented anopportunity too exciting to pass up. With one letter in particular I found myself agreeing more andmore. Addressed to "Gentlemen of this nation," the letter pointed to the hypocrisy men live with underour present Constitution â€” declaring liberty to all. Indeed, we are not all familiar, with liberty: thewoman who has been practicing birth control but, by some fluke of medicine or nature, becomespregnant, has not the liberty to obtain a safe, legal abortion (unless she is able to obtain at least $500).She does not have the liberty (if she does not have $500) to protect a potential citizen frommalnutrition, poverty, or child abuse, or all of these. She does riot have the'liberty to protect her ownhealth, should she decide to save a potentially starved, poverty-stricken and/or abused child from life inthe United States. The abortion she can afford will more than likely be unsterile, possibly causing herlife-long complications or even death. As was so colorfully pointed out by Jan Dewitt in his letter,there will someday, I hope, be an amendment to our Constitution similar to the 13th â€” this one dealingwith the slavery of the woman and her womb to the "men" of our nation. Someday, I hope, U.S. citizens,women and men (I've heard women are citizens), will end the civil rights battle that is now takingplace by keeping abortions safe and legal. For if abortion is not legal, the woman who today has thesmall liberty of choosing a $500 legal abortion will surely be deprived of practically all moral and civilliberties by having to "acquire" the funds to leave the country for an abortion, or by indebting herself tosickness prdeath as well as to higher illegal abortion rates here, or by allowing an unwanted child to jointhe throngs of sad and hungry people in the United States. I sincerely hope that our country will notcontinue to abrogate (to abort) the liberty and freedom for which we stand and that women will be able to control the health and well-being of ourselves and of those cells of ourselves which could be denieddefinite and unalienable rights. (I know that this liberty and freedom is a right, not a gift.) And I must agree again with Jan David DeWitt that I have not yet met a man who wished to be aborted. Nor have Imet a man who could understand fully all of the implications of such an act. Ask any woman who hashad to consider abortion whether men should decide on its legality and she'll say, "That's not fair." And I couldn't agree more. â€”Chris Pastorino When the bomb drops... (Continued from page 4) Someprograms will experience a great demand. Take psychology, for instance. We'll need lots and lots ofpsychologists. Philosophy will be another. There will be a great deal of time to think about what we did to ourselves. History classes will be full. Given enough time, maybe we could discover where we wentwrong. With the right kind of planning Western could be a kind of Eden in the post-nuclear wasteland.Hidden from the day in our underground caverns and bricked up classrooms, we could study our heartsout and possibly become the most learned spot on earth. But to what end? Once the buttons arepushed and each silent, lonely outpost sends its murderous contents into the sky and on its way to the other side of the globe, it will be too late. All education then will become useless. With no dreams,goals or hopes for the future, what would be the point? The American Cancer Society Part-Time HelpWanted Mt. Baker Ski Area NEEDED:Cashiers, Cooks, Maintenance. Room, Board, Lift Ticket andTransportation Provided. Work Weekends Holidays $4.00/hour Minimum Starting Wage. MakeAppointment with Placement Office (OM 280) for Interview. QUESTIONS? Call High Mountain FoodService 966-4890. ---------- Western Front - 1982 October 19 - Page 6 ---------- 6 Western Front Tuesday, October 19, 1982 Recycle Center starts new project PHOTO BY GARYLINDBERG By LAURIE JERVIS The Associated Students Recycle Center, a drop-off and collection service for the campus and community, has started picking up paper at academic buildings. RecycleCenter Coordinator John Koon said the paper from all campus buildings can be saved in boxes in offices. The center staff will pick up paper every Thursday and Friday. All grades of paper from envelopes,scraps, newspaper and magazines to facial tissue boxes and computer paper and cards are welcome as recyclable items. Georgia-Pacific pays the center $50 for a ton of paper and $120 per ton of computerpaper and cards. The Recycling Center now is an independent operation, said Recycling ConsultantPeedy Witter. Last year the center received approximately $1,800 from the Associated Students, "butthis year we're on our own," she said. "How much time does it take, to put some paper, cans or glassinto a separate container for recycling," she asked. "We all should be aware of every piece of paperand every potentially recyclable item. People today have no appreciation for the energy necessary toproduce one new aluminum can," she said. Aluminum is recyclable at five percent of the energy cost ofa new can. "Recycling makes you feel good because you know you affect the total waste problem,"Witter said. Most of society has "deranged priorities" toward waste, and no insight into the future of theearth, she said. "The incredible amounts of garbage now generated by each The Recycle Center accepts trash donations. person are dumped into the ocean, buried in landfills or burned, and all of thesepractices create pollution," Witter said. Recycling is a basic principle, yet does not receive enoughcredit, she said. People ought to show the environment more respect. "We are damaging ourselves by not recycling everything we use," she said. The Recycling Center accepts many discarded items forrecycling. People should divide glass by color into the barrels outside. This calculator thinks business. TheTI Student Business Analyst If there's one thing undergrad business students have always needed,this is it: an affordable, business-oriented calculator. The Student Business Analyst. Its built-in business formulas let you perform complicated finance, accounting and statistical functionsâ€”the ones thatusually require a lot of time and a stack of reference books, like present and future value calculations,amortizations and balloon payments. It all means you spend less time calculating, and more timelearning. One keystroke takes the place of many. The calculator is just part of the package. You alsoget a book that follows most business courses: the Business Analyst Guidebook. Business professorshelped us write it, to help you get the most out of calculator and classroom.. A powerful combination.Think business. ("iVi With the Student S^Sf) Business Analyst. ^ \j TEXAS INSTRUMENTS JN82Texas Instruments Some beers come in refillable bottles and these go inside the shed under theappropriate labels, Witter said. Aluminum and tin cans must be flattened and the paper removed beforeplacing these items in the labeled containers. All types of paper go inside either shed in the big boxes,and flattened cardboard in the box outside. Plastic is not commonly thought of as recyclable, butWitter said plastic pop bottles are melted down into materials such as new filling for sleeping bagsand polyester suits. Old motor oil is recyclable and should be drained into the tanks. The center's staffalso collects paper from the dorms. The red bin in the Viking Union Plaza can hold paper, glass andaluminum. Most workers at the Recycle Center are full-time students and part-time A.S. employees,Koon said. Candidates to gain nods from GSU By ERIC DANIELSON A new graduate studentpolitical action committee will endorse and campaign for local legislative candidates this fall. Plans forthe committee were discussed last week at a Graduate Student Union meeting. "Once we endorse acandidate we will be active in their campaign," said Rich Walsh, GSU president. In other action, the.GSU outlined its objectives for this year. At the top of the GSU's wish list are medical benefits to theuniversity for graduate students working as teaching assistants; "We're the only state employeeswithout medical coverage," Walsh said. Washington has no precedent for this request because nograduate students at any of the state's public universities receive medical coverage. . Walsh said aseven-man committee will interview Republican and Democratic candidates. Those who appear mostlikely to support higher education wil be the ones endorsed, he said. The union's other main concernis that graduate students are not getting their fair share of Service and Activity expenditures. "The fees we pay go basically to undergraduate activities; we would like our share of the money to do somethingfor us," Walsh said. The GSU plans on investigating the S A budget process to determine whetheranything can be done. \ ---------- Western Front - 1982 October 19 - Page 7 ---------- Tuesday, October 19, 1982 Western Front 7 Braddock, Bosman cautious of deficits By KIRK ERICSONThe spector of mammoth state budget deficits and how they will affect Western has produced a cautiousatmosphere in the 42nd District race between 10-year state trooper Richard Bosman and his Democratic opponent, Dennis Braddock. While both advocate a need for tighter allocation of funds instead of newtaxes, the two candidates tread lightly on the specifics. Braddock, a nine-year Bellingham city councilveteran, said, "It's a goal of mine to see an improvement in funding for Western and it's also a goal toreturn the state to financial solvency. The best way to do that is to improve the economy." Bosmanechoed the sentiments characteristic of traditional Republican economic policies: "My philosophy is that before we think about raising taxes we have to make sure the money we now spend is wisely spent," hesaid. Both candidates say they favor an emphasis on high-technology and business programs atWestern and said he hopes the revitalized programs can deposit more money in Western's depletedcoffers. Richard Bosman While saying Western should uphold its tradition as a liberal arts school,Bosman noted that a "sound high-tech program would attract the type of student industry desires and, in turn, industry would help the program along. The recent success of the Viking car shows Western'sability to do high quality work.'' The controversial food tax highlights the major policy difference betweenthe two menâ€”Bosman favors the tax while Tm tired of going to people's houses in the middle of thenight and telling them their child was killed. I favor a mandatory two-year sentence for anyone convictedof negligent homicide.' Braddock supports a measure to rescind it. "Before I would reinstate a tax onfood I would find it much preferable to tax nonessential items," Braddock said. "It's very difficult for afamily of four to adequately budget for a month's supply of groceries." Attracting industry to Bellingham is a major concern to both men and they agreed the most expedient way is to lessen state control on theregulation of industry. "Local government should study the situation and unless they've made an arbitrary or capricious decision, the state should abide by their findings," Braddock said. Bosman favors easingstipulations on permits, saying, "If we can't satisfy industry immediately as to whether they can locatehere, they'll get discouraged and look somewhere else." Bosman has a special cause in this election,born by the horrors he witnessed as a state trooper. He says he'll favor legislation that would beespecially harsh oh those who commit negligent homicide while driving drunk. "I'm tired of going topeople's houses in the middle of night and telling them their child was killed. I favor a mandatory two-year sentence for anyone convicted of negligent homicide," Bosman said. The race, up to this point, hasremained one that's primarily concerned with the issues, not characters. But Braddock, a vetern ofBellingham's politics, maligned Bosman's credentials for public office. "My opponent's position is that not being exposed to politics is refreshing; I don't find it so. My experience is nine-years of public office andpeople can see my record. Talk is cheap, especially during elections," Braddock said. Temporarysolution is not OK, say candidates By PAT BULMER Pat Fiske, 40th district incumbent, andDemocratic challenger Astrid Dahl agree the 1981-82 sessions of the Legislature provided onlytemporary relief from the state's financial woes. Both candidates also agree a comprehensive, long-termsolution must be found, but not on what that solution should be. Fiske said the next session mustdeal with fundamental state policies that will assure economic growth and attract business. But pahltermed the last two â€¢ years a period of "reactionary SUPER VALUE COUPON taxes.'' TheRepublican-controlled Legislature, including Fiske, she said, voted for a series of temporary taxincreases, which / will expire next June. Washington then faces a $1.5 to $2 billion deficit, she said.The Burlington Democrat called the Legislature's approach "irresponsible." A fair and comprehensivetax system must be enacted,, she said. Washington has the most regressive taxes in the nation, Dahlsaid. Those who earn less than $5,000 pay the highest tax rates for their wage group in the country,while whose who earn more than $50,000 pay the lowest. Fiske, however, argued that taxes are notparticularly regressive and lower income people are entitled to a variety of state services. Neithercandidate provided detailed answers to what must be done to improve the tax system. Dahl said she will wait and see what Gov. John Spellman's Tax Advisory Council suggests. The Business and Occupation Tax, which taxes gross sales of state companies, must be reformed, however. She said it doesn't takeinto consideration whether a business is successful or whether it's just starting out and losing money.STUDENTÂ® FREEVISIONS Bityfon Optometrist cor sl y invites aH Western studiil^io^ stop in forcomplementary vision screening during September ana October. This screening is a simple check of youreyesight for 20/20 vision, depth perception, and color blindness. Take advantage of this free visionscreening any time Monday- Friday 9-5:30 and Saturday 9-4. Call 647-20/2Q to make an appointment.Corner, of Magnolia Railroad Or lt; Leroy H. Freeman Or. Mark G. McEathron Albertson's JacquesBonet Champagne $3. 19 750 MIL Andre Champagne 750 MIL $3. 29 Eitm*WMmiBsaaMSt lt;". "avmaum-viuu^*-'.'-â„¢^ Every day 8 am -11 pm 400 36th St., Bellingham, Wa. Pat Fiske Dahl said shehoped the food tax initiative would pass because it not only would remove the sales tax on food, but also would replace the tax for Washington's largest corporations with a 10 percent tax on profits. Fiske saidDahl's pleas to restructure the tax is something he already has been requesting. He said, however, the tax on profits is unconstitutional. Should the food tax be repealed, the Mount Vernon Astrid DahlRepublican predicted, voters can expect the Legislature to pass a 1 percent flat-rate income tax torecapture lost revenues. Dahl also criticized program cuts, particularly in higher education whereschools now struggle to provide "adequate" services. She called higher education the key to thestate's future. A good higher education system, especially good vocational schools, will attractbusinesses to this state, she said. Fiske and oth- (Continued on page 16) Hurry, last chance!! StudentHealth Insurance Friday, October 22 Last Day to Enroll WWU Student Emergency Illness InjuryInsurance Approved by Student Health Service Committee Student .^....'. $21/qtr. Student Dependent$46/qtr. Pay at Cashier x Hours 9-4 OM254 Health is the first wealth. Your Health is Your Responsibility ---------- Western Front - 1982 October 19 - Page 8 ---------- 8 Western Front Tuesday, October 19, 1982 Helping poor Food bank and communi battle hunger duringrec lt; PHOTO BY CHUCK LEACH In 1981, the Food Bank gave away an estimated $70,000 of foodthat other-would have been wasted. Good Samaritans are rare today â€” not Extinct. The BellinghamFood Bank, along with several other organizations, helps the poor survive. The food bank, at 406Gladstone, offered help to 2,915 people during September alone, manager Phoebe Winterbottom said.Food is given away from noon to 3 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Free food is given toanyone who needs it. All he or she must do is ask. The service is run by its 12 to. 15 volunteers. Morevolunteers are needed. More information is available, at 676-0392. Four staple foods â€” beans, rice,oatmeal and dry milk â€” always are available, bought in bulk by money raised by churches andindividuals. Grocery stores donate non-salable items including day-old bread and produce. EveryWednesday a list of what the bank needs appears in The Bellingham Herald. Last year, Winterbottomsaid, the food bank gave away an estimated $70,000 of food that otherwise would have been, wasted.No records are kept on the number of I college students who go to the bank Winterbottom said, adding that all personal records are confidential. People helped by the food bank say they never thought theyever would have to depend on the service, but are desperate. The bank does assist some regulars,however. People can ask for help for up to four times a month. The food bank encourages customers toapply for food stamps if they need them. The number of people helped by the Phoebe Winterbottom,Food Bank coordinator, says the organization needs more volunteers to distribute produce and staples,meeting an increased demand for aid to the poor. food bank the first eight months of this year is up 19percent for the same period in 1981. The figure is expected to continue rising, Winterbottom said.Expansion of the bank is desirable but unlikely, she said. More food is needed to meet the risingdemand. More money and donations are needed now, she said.. The food bank started in 1971 and is run by the non-profit Alternatives to Hunger organization. A 15-member board meets monthly to discusspolicies and guidelines. The bank is considering joining the United Way to gain access to more money from a bigger organization. The bank needs better organization, Winterbottom said, explaining thatforecasting the food need and controlling the food supply is important. Sometimes too much food isavailable, sometimes not enough. Despite popular belief, government does not fund the food bank. Thebank relies totally on donations, although it did receive a grant from the Community DevelopmentProgram to buy a refrigerator and freezer. It also got $1,000 from a United Popcorn delight: Budgetrequires menus, creativity By BARBARA WAITS Squeezing three meals a day from a thin wallet ispossible, but it takes a few tricks,. My husband and I have eaten on $100 a month for the past year â€”but only by regulating our spending. The rules allow us to buy only food with that $100 â€” not aspirin,shampoo or toilet paper â€” and we avoid desserts, alcohol and tobacco. We do eat meat, and ourbudget includes prepared "convenience" food, popcorn and the Wednesday Bellingham Herald becauseof its grocery ads. We plan our meals around the foods on special each week We buy conveniencefoods because on lazy evenings when no one wants to cook, a couple meat pies are a lot cheaper than a restaurant. We buy popcorn. Our lives would be unbearable without it. Most of our shopping is done atone of the warehouse stores â€” Mark 'N' Pak in the Lakeway Shopping Center; Mark-it Foods, 4131Meridian St.' or Prairie Market, 1600 Ellis St. We shop at these stores first. Often an item is cheaper at a discount store than the same product on sale elsewhere. ^ We shop with a planned menu and seekfood in a particular order. Meat is sought first, because it is usually the most expensive item on our list.Maybe we've planned to buy chicken, but discover turkey breast is priced lower. Since we learn this first, we buy side dishes to go with turkey instead of chicken. gt; This method helps us avoid a last-minuterun to the corner store during meal preparation. The neighborhood store usually is expensive. We take advantage of specials in two ways. Normally the gallon-sized jug of cooking oil is cheaper per ouncethan the quart jar, so we buy the gallon because cooking oil wont spoil. We buy the half-gallon milkcontainer, however, because tht. 'ast three inches of milk in the larger size will go sour before we drink it.Even though the gallon milk is a few cents cheaper than two half-gallons, throwing part of it out doesn'tsave us money. Another way we exploit specials is by buying a lot of a product when it goes on sale.Once a year Thriftway features Western Family canned goods at low prices. We buy whole cases oftomato sauce and green peas at that time and don't buy that product again until the next sale. Whenhamburger is on sale, we buy six to 10 pounds and freeze it. Hamburger usually is around $1.69 a pound these days, but I don't pay more than $1.39; I've watched tne sales enough to know that it will go onspecial at least once a month. This requires our.budget be flexible. Some weeks we spend half themonthly allotment. Other times, we spend less than $10. Our meals don't always include meat.Sometimes we have a big salad sprinkled with sunflower nuts, a source of protein. Occasionally we enjoy a popcorn dinner with a variety of fresh fruit. Sometimes lunch consists of yogurt (purchased in the large tub) and berries (picked last summer and frozen). Eggs and cheese are not really cheap, but littleamounts of either are needed for nutrition. When we do cook with meat, we try to get as many meals aspossible from the cut. For example, Sunday we might eat roast beef. Tuesday the leftover meat goes into French dip sandwiches, arid Friday we'll make some soup with the remaining scraps, potatoes andvegetables. We make a homemade taco filling with a pound of hamburger, tomato sauce and spices.This combination is more expensive than the packaged seasoning mix. But . we usually eat only halfthe homemade version, so another night we can make spaghetti sauce from foe leftovers. In the long run, we save money by making our own specialties. A package of seasoning mix is good only for one meal.Of course, every household.prefers different foods and has different priorities in its food budget, but afew rules.are universal. To save money, meals need to be planned, shopping trips organized and not amorsel wasted. This requires sacrifice and discipline. To stay on our budget, we reward our efforts.Once in a while, when we've behaved, we get to go out and blow our savings at a restaurant. So much for the budget. ---------- Western Front - 1982 October 19 - Page 9 ---------- Tuesday, October 19, 1982 Western Front r groups ssion ay contingency fund for non-members. TheBellingham and Whatcom County aalth Department also has helped, Win-rbottom said. She saidcommon sense is quired for sanitation, refrigeration and orage. Volunteers who repack the bulk od mustget a health permit. The food bank has no means of testing copies' need for the food. Rather, it trusts eir "own sense of right and wrong, pride id the inconvenience (of going to the food nk)," Winterbottom said.The whole purpose is to "be here for !ople who need us," she said. Other distributors of free food in thearea jrk separately from the food bank. A community meal is served once a onth by the Food for PeopleOrganiza- gt;n at Sacred Heart Parish at 14th and IOX. The next meal will be at 4:30 p.m. zt. 29,followed by "September Wheat," a m about the economic difficulties of rmers. The meals are scheduledthrough ibruary. For more information, contact ott Manawyddan at 733-8855. The Lighthouse Missionoffers free eals for everyone and a place to sleep for en. For more information, contact Al cher at 733-5120. The Salvation Army provides emergency lief for families in trouble. It distributes vernment surplusfood each month, but gt;esn't offer the variety found in the food nks. The Seventh-Day Adventist supply nergency food and clothing from 9 a.m. 11 a.m. on Tuesdays. They are located at 0 Forest St. inBellingham in the base-ent of the Seventh-Day Adventist School. le entrance is from the parking lot hindthe church. Food is distributed in Blaine from 9 a.m. noon on Tuesdays and Fridays every ek The city'sfood bank is located at The lited Church of Christ. The telephone imber is 332-8403. In Ferndale, food isdistributed from 9 n. to noon Mondays, Wednesdays and idays at The United Church of Christ, 420ashington St. The church's number is 14-1506. In Lynden, free food is given away from 9 m. to noonMonday through Friday at the oject Hope office, 513 Front St. The jmber is 354-4673. mm (HI tnn nMM ^HB^S^KSKSKS'' B a d checks:Mistakescancost in money, prison By LAURIE JERVIS Manypeople occasionally write a check on "ghost" funds and later deposit the money to cover it. But makingthis a habit can be costly. Bounced checks spell service fees and confined mistakes can lead to prisonsentences. - Those who deliberately write unlawful checks will have difficulty convincing a judge that thecrime was a mistake, said Greg Cavag-naro of Westernls Legal Aid Office. "When a person knowinglywrites a bad check he is committing theft with intent to defraud," he said. One or more bad checks for atotal amount over $250 is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison or a $10,000 fine. If theprchase amount on one.or more checks is less than $250, the offense is a misdemeanor, with a prisonterm up to one year or a $5,000 fine," Cavagnaro said. Western's bookstore often loses money form the60 to 70 fraudulent checks it gets each quarter, said manager George Elliott. People write thebookstore about $2,000 worth of "uncovered" checks ranging from $2 to $150. After a check returnsunpaid from a bank, the person who wrote the check first must be contacted by phone and then gets aletter form the bookstore, Elliott said. If a person doesn't respond with .money, he or she is sent-aregistered letter. These steps occur within one month. After that, a collection bureau is asked to searchfor the person. Some checks eventually prove uncollectable and are written off as losses, Elliott said. Insome cases, "people may not realize they have no money in their account," he said. But after two badchecks, people will have "a hard time convincing us to accept their checks." To ease their losses fromfraudulent checks, banks and most businesses collect a service fee on, unpaid checks. ' BellinghamNational Bank (BNBL charges $9.50 per bounced check. Rainier Bank's fee is $9 for an upaid check andSeattle-First National Bank charges $7. BNB,.however, still loses on bad checks. The service fee doesn't cover the costs of paperwork use of computers and stamps, said BNB Marketing Manager DickGarrison. Four grocery stores near Western frequented by students enforce service charges on returnedchecks. Albertson's charges $8 per bounced check Ennen's Thriftway on Holly Street charges $7.50,Safeway and Ennen's Mark'N'Pak charge $5. Ennen's on Lakeway Drive receives a "very minimal" number of bad checks, said the manager, who asked not to be identified. He said the store usuallly issuccessful at following through and collecting the money on bad checks. Representatives of the otherthree grocery stores declined to release information other the exact service charges. Hints Eating oncents demands comparison, common sense GRAPHIC BY MASARU FUJIMOTO By KATHYMATH1SEN We could all save a lot of money if we didn't eat. If we didn't eat, we wouldn't have to buyfood. Then we would have more money for life's essentials, such as books, tuition and Not eating,however, threatens health, and giving up movies doesn't produce enough money for a small bag ofgroceries! Shopping with little money is an art that requires patience, persistence, practice and a tightbelt. A right way to shop doesn't exist and no one store in Bellingham is the cheapest. So how doesone shop cheaply? Anticipate needs and watch for sales, Janice Holkup, a Western student,suggested. "I don't ever pay full price on flour. I watch my flour container and when it gets low, I watchthe papers for a sale," Holkup said, adding she does the same for other staples such as oil and sugar.Certain items go on sale at particular tirries, Holkup said. "There are definite times of year for certainitems to go on ' sale," she said. "At Christmas/you can usually count on baking goods like raisins andwalnuts and other kinds of nuts. I'll anticipate what I'll need and just make sure I store them properlyand I can use them all year. "I'm still using the walnuts I bought last Christmas." Planning and list-making are two common techniques. The hard part is following the list or remembering to bring the list to the store. Holkup said she saves considerably by bringing her own lunch to campus each day. Sheeven brings a compact placemat to T T " ? ? ? ? ? ? ;i,^J.I,l.'.'.'.'.','.:'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. .'. v.V.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.'.'.'.!vâ€¢Xâ€¢Xâ€¢^X"Xâ€¢X'X"Xâ€¢^Xv^^^XvXv!vXvXy "Look for recipes that are not expensive to make. I useleftover vegetables and gravy in soups," she said, adding that even small amounts of vegetables shouldbe saved in the freezer. Hazel Brown, a junior, gested a strict budget. sug-make the SAGA table morefancy. said. "It's much.cheaper to make Lois Zimmerman, a junior, it yourself.." Zimmerman alsorecommended cutting out snack suggested buying cheaper cuts of items to save money. meat, seasonalitems and reading "Don't buy junk food at all, "she labels. "If you only have $25, make sure you stick toabsolute needs," she advised. "Don't go along to the store. Go with someone who's just as penny-pinching as you need to be. Don't shop with children, and buy generic." Buying large quantities ofcertain items also can save money. For example, 32 ounces of strawberry jam at Fred Meyer cost$2.19, (about 7 cents per ounce) and 18 ounces cost $1.39 (about 8 cents per ounce) at Safeway. Thelarger jar of jam usually costs less per ounce. Care must be taken when buying large quantities thatthe item, will be eaten. If the cheaper item is not liked, it may sit in the refrigerator until it growscolorful and gains an aroma. Of course, each shopper has tastes and preferences he can't live withoutand that includes the atmosphere in which he will shop. Some stores will be repulsive to one shopperand attractive to another. Stores close to home may be less expensive in the long run than a reputedlycheaper store that's across town. But if you happen to be going that way, plan to shop there on yourway back home. Answers to staying healthy on a small food budget are not straightforward. We eachhave to set priorities about what we just can't be without, what we can do without and practice. It reallywould be much simpler if we could live without eating at all. ---------- Western Front - 1982 October 19 - Page 10 ---------- 10 Western, FTront Tuesday, October 19, 1982 PHOTO BY GARY LINDBERG Bill Handy lost for season Runningback John Locker (22) topples to the muddy turf while offensive guard Steve Jones (74) alreadyhas hit the ground in their vain attempt to gain Viking yardage. Owls fly by Vikings in 41-3 rout in rainPHOTO BY GARY LINDBERG " ^"m^WM $^ I BS ^sS^SS Sm^^^^^mm^^s^^m By STEVE RUPP .The Oregon Tech Owls, defending Evergreen Conference Champions, turned three Viking fum-bfes intotouchdowns on the way to 27 first-quarter points and coasted from there to win 41-3, Saturday in CivicStadiunv Probably the biggest loss of the game was the loss of Ail-American candidate wide receiver BillHandy for the rest of the season.with a knee injury. "Bill made the decision to play," head coach BoydeLong said. "He went in for surgery (Sunday) morning." ^ The Vikings gave the ball up three times insidetheir own 35-yard line and the Owls took advantage of every viking mistake. Western, however, did notcross into Owl territory until 13:40 of the second quarter and did not mou nt a serious scoring threat untilalmost the endof the third quarter. Oregon Tech, ranked 10th in the nation in total offense, gained 363yards. Most of that was gained on the ground by tailback Johnny Barnette who ran for 178 yards andscored Jive touchdown. "He is a good football player and he had a good ,game," Long said. Handy'sinjury occurred on the same play that gave the Owls their third touchdown of the game. "I did not know he was in the game until I saw him on the ground," Long said. Viking fullback Don Tilton fumbled and theOwls' Rick Jantzi recovered the ball on the Western 34- yard line. . Barnette was in the end zone for thesecond time that day when he took a handoff from quarterback Randy Camat and cut off a block by 295-pound offensive tackle Loren Hust for a 34-yard touchdown. Jantzi fell on another fumble, this one bytailback John Locker on the Western 17-yard line and Barnette only needed one play to hit paydirt.Western did not get inside the owls' 20-yard line until the Owls turned the ball over on downs. A bad snap on a punt got through the legs of punter Brad Lawrence and he had to fall on the ball on the Owl 11-yardline. The Vikings had the ball inside the Owl 20 three times but failed to score until Shane Briggs hit a33-yard field goal with 4:38 left in the ball game. "We got some good play from our defensive ends," Longsaid, "Chris Ladines and Ty Murphy both played well." Aside from those players, bright spots from theVikings were few during Saturday's game. The Vikings still are short of defensive linemen with tackleThorn Jackson still out with sore ribs and Larry Berg, another tackle, limping along on a sore knee hereinjured in last week's game against Whitworth. The Vikings' next opponent is Southern Oregon StateCollege. They travel to Ashland next Saturday. Opposing Owl payers bound for the airborn ball after widereceiver Trey Cummings (left) allowed it to slip past his reach. Game Statistics (Owls 41, Vikings 3)Oregon Tech. ,27 8 6 0 41 WWU 0 0 0 3 3 OITâ€”Barnett 1 run (Sigado kick) OITâ€”Waggoner 28 passfrom Camat {Sigado kick) OITâ€”Barnett 34 run (Sigado kick) OITâ€”Barnett 17 run (kick blocked)OITâ€”Barnett 44 run (Barnett run) OITâ€”Barnett 1 run (kick failed) WWUâ€”FG Briggs 33 First downsNet yds rushing Yards passing Total yards Passing Fumbles-lost Penalties-yds Punts-avg YardstickOIT WWU 19 6 269 52 94 95 363 147 7-13-09-20-0 2-2 3-3 7-45 4-20 5-33.46-37.0 Individualstatistics Rushi'ng:6iTâ€”Barnett 20-178, Podrab-sky 22-85, Jackson 7-24, Robinson 4- 15, Harbour 1-minus 14, center pass 1- minus 19; WWUâ€”Jeff Magnuson 7-46, Ridenhour 5-29, Tilton 5-19, Locker 11- 16, Moran 6-minus 18, Ummel 4-minus 40'. Passing: OIT.Camat 6-11-0, 90 yards; Harbour 1-2-0, 4yards; WWUâ€” Ummel 4-10-0, 39 yards; Moran 5-10-0, 56 yards. Ft :t Jiving: OITâ€”Waggoner 5-80, Jcksr n 1-10, Velencia 1-4; WWU â€” 3- ' 9 , Locker 2-29, Davidson 2-5, Bladkhatn T-8, Jeff Magnuson 1-4. ---------- Western Front - 1982 October 19 - Page 11 ---------- Tuesday, October 19, 1982 Western Front X-country teams again place well By MARGARET CARLSON In a repeat of last weeks finishes, Western's men's cross country team won, while the women's teamtook third at the Pacific Lutheran Invitational Saturday in Tacoma. The men scored 53 points and thewomen scored 109 to finish behind winner Seattle Pacific University in first, and host PLU. Larry Kaiserand Lisa Reidel continued asjhe front runners for Western's teams. Kaiser won the men's race 14seconds ahead of the second place runner. Kaiser ran the 4.5 mile course in a time of 23:36.6 Reidelplaced fifth in the women's race, covering the 5000-meter course in 18:29. Men's coach Ralph Vernacchia said that Kaiser made a solid effort this time. Vernacchia said Kaiser has been holding back a little,but this time he "let it go." Make your feet feel healthy, wealthy and wise. Kaiser said he started out alittle faster this time and kept it up, instead of starting out slower, then speeding up. "I am for surerunning at my best ever right now, but I haven't reached my potential yet," Kaiser said. He attributedhis success to physical maturity and lots of running this summer. He averaged 80 miles a week with acouple 100-mile weeks. Also finishing for Western in the men's race were Chris Bjarke in fifth place,Mark Steen, 11th, Jon Hanson 15th, Matt Eichenberger20th, Mark Christensen, 23rd and Shane Sliva31st. With only one more meet before the NAIA District I meet here, Vernacchia is optimistic, but is notmaking any predicit-ons on the team's chance to qualify for the national meet in Parkside, Wisconsin."Our team motto is kind of 'take things step by step,' " Vernacchia said. "It's kind of like grades inschool. If you study all the way through the quarter, you will get good grades. They're (the team)improving by doing the things they need to do." He said the team still has a ways to go, but they areshowing depth and consistency. Many of the other teams change from' week to week he said. Themen's team has beaten every team in its district, but Vernacchia said he is concerned about SimonFraser University because they haven't run against Simon Fraser for a couple weeks, and they won'tagain until the district meet. Coach Tony Bartlett said he feels the women's team has improved evenmore this week "We're closer to PLU as far as times go," Bartlett said. "We cut it down quite a bit."PLU is the top contender for the District I championship. SPU is a District II school so won't becompeting in the District I meet in three weeks. The brightest spot at Saturday's meet, Bartlett said, was Ann Armstrong's 20th place finish. "She broke out of her slump," Bartlett said. He said that at practiceshe has been running ahead of everyone, but at the meets has finished behind the rest of the team. Shewas the second finisher for Western's women's team on Saturday. Other Western finishers on thewomen's race were Cathy Santini in 24th place, Sharon O'Doman 29th and Rhonda Anderson 31st. ~Bartlett said he also was happy with O'Doman's race. "This was only "her fourth race, and she's justlearning how to approach it," Bartlett said. Bdth the men's and women's teams will run in a Western-Club Invitational next week at Lake Padden. 3 fe nÂ£fok-mr^ 10% Discount with Student I.D. expiresOct. 31 Mori.-Sat. 10-5 ZEPHYR RECORDS GET READY TO PARTY! Halloween masks Make-up/Grease paint Smoking accessories Body paint Records Zephyr Records 1317 CommercialSt/Downtown Across from the Parkade " ---------- Western Front - 1982 October 19 - Page 12 ---------- 12 Western Front Tuesday, October 19, 1982 Short sets' take toll on Vikes PHOTO BY BLAIRKOOISTRA Vikings Kathy Wallace (left) and Jackie Nelson (right) stretch to ward off a smash by PLU'sCindy Betts (far right) as Lute Debbie Picinick looks on. SPORTS BRIEFS-Lacrosse warms up for spring In their first pre-season game, Westerns lacrosse club lost by one goal to the Redmond lacrosse clubSunday at Marymoor Park, Redmond. The final score was 10-9. The lacrosse season is in the spring,with a few pre-season games in the fall. Westerns team plays again next week here, against the Seattlelacrosse club. Handball tournies deadline soon Competition doesn't exist only in the classroom forstudents at Western. The Intramural Department sponsors several tournaments during the year. Comingup is a handball tournament for students, faculty and staff Nov. 1-3. Entryforms are due in Carver Gym,room 112 by 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28. By MARIANNE McCLARY Western's women's volleyball teammay have lost the strong communication displayed during. recent matches, after several losses lastweek to both familiar-and unfamiliar teams at home and on the road. Last Thursday the Vikings metPacific Lutheran University on .Western's home court. Western played a tough match but lost. Westerndidn't allow the strong PLU team an easy win. In a best of five matches, the Vikings went 2-2 beforesuccumbing to the PLU offense. PLU frequently used "short sets." The ball was tossed just over the net and slammed down unexpectedly into the Viking squad, not giving the Vikings time to set up a block.Western relied mostly on the high-setting, hardhitting offense combination of Jackie Nelson and Sherri McKee. Usually the Vikings win or lose in three or, four games, but the PLU match drew heavily ontheir' energy by the fifth game. Western only had eight players to PLU's 11, making rest substitutionsdifficult for the team. PLU used frequent substitutions to both relieve players and break some ofWestern's hot serving streaks, the Viking strongarm over PLU as well as tough spiking. AlthoughViking skills were in order, PLU's quick spike executions took the Vikings a step back, resulting in the match loss. Last Friday and Saturday the Vikings traveled to Tacoma for the University of Puget SoundInvitational Tournament. They lost, all their games. lt;Â»,..: Western first played Lewis and ClarkCollege on Friday, losing 15- 13 and 15-2 in a best of three match. The Vikings met Linfield later thatday and lost 15-4 and 15-4. Saturday Whitman beat the Vikings, 15-10 and 15-7. All three schools arenew competition for Western. Coach Paul Clinton said the Vikings had the potential to win. "The bestwe played during the entire tournament was the first game against Lewis and Clark. (Western) playedwell, just not well enough to win," Clinton said. During the playoffs Saturday, Western met the previously challenged Simon Fraser University. Western lost 15-0 and 15-2, sending them to the loser'sbracket where they met the University of Portland, which knocked the Vikings out of the tournament15-9 and 15-12. Simon Fraser and UPS vied for the championship. All the players weretoere, Clintonsaid, some of the "core" players that have done well all year faltered, he said. Kathy Wallace had agood hitting tournament, Clinton said. The Vikings play Simon Fraser there tonight. Please Give TheUnited Way "Marriage Preparation Workshop" Nov. 13 and 14 For information and registration callCampus Christian Ministry 733-3400 RESTAURANT In tha Mlingham Moll 734-022S O SEAFOODBUFFET *4. DINNERS INCLUDES: BBQ. Salmon, grilled Halibut. broadvd isofood. filet ol Sol*. 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Huston brought achange reflected by an average of 2,400 home fans, the best attendance that year for Northwest smallcolleges. He left Western in July for a top assistant spot at the University of Wyoming. Westernsurprised many teams last season including a 60-59 upset of nationally ranked Central WashingtonUniversity, and a 60-53 victory over St. Martin's College. Westphal came to Western in mid-Septemberafter three years as assistant coach of the San Diego Clippers. He coached seven years at OccidentalCollege in Los Angeles, leading that school to three Southern California Intercollegiate AthleticConference championships. Westphal said he will work the players in running and fast-break stylescrimmages. His goal, he said, is to integrate some of the best practices of pro basketball with those ofcollege style. He said the best way to improve the game is to play as much as possible. "Playersshould have fun and feel free to use their own initiative," he said. Among four returning players is third-year starter Greg Snow, a senior 6-foot, 5-inch forward, who last year was a District I All-Star. He led the team in scoring, averaging 12.2 points per game and r e b o u n d i n g with 7.6 per game average.Snow also got honorable mention, Little All-Northwest, and was Western's Most Valuable player. Also returning are: Jeff White, 5-foot, 6-inch senior,' who was second in assists with 61, and in steals with40; Rick Wills, 5-foot, 11-inch senior, and Dan Ramsay, 6-foot, 5-inch senior. The ,Vikings also willrecover Bob Franks, who played in 19 games in 1980-81. On the list of experienced newcomers isjunior Jimmy Roffler, a six-foot guard from Lower Columbia Community College. Westphal said Rofflermay be the quickest player he's ever coached. . Another top newcomer is Steve Maul, a 6-foot, 7-inchjunior from Gonzaga University, who will not be eligible for the first four games but should be seen on the court after that. Maul was twice All-League at Centralia Community College two years ago, where heaveraged 15 points and nine rebounds per game and led the team to two state tournaments. " Amongthe toughest opponents in NAIA District I are Central, Whitworth College and St. Martin's College.The Vikings also play two NCAA Division I teams, the University of Washington (for the first time in more than 30 years) and the University of Portland. Westphal considers the NCAA games a chance to play with scholarship teams (Western does not give athletic scholarships) and said Western has nothing tolose; .-.. -.,./â€¢ -.'. gt;;.- lt;" -â€¢ Westphal said" the team will practice every weekday until the. firstgame Nov. 22 with the University of British Columbia. Westphal plans to work the players in runningand fast-break-style scrimmages. Friday marked the first day of practice and the players will have amonth's preparation before the first game on Nov. 22. - Vikes miss chances, lose 2-1 By DAN RAMSAY The University of Portland Pilots weren't very gracious hosts to Western's men's.soccer teamSaturday, sending the Vikings home with a disappointing 2-1 loss. When Western scored early in thegame it looked like a potential upset, but after the Pilots scored their two goals they shut down theVikings for the rest of the game. Just over 10 minutes into the game, Western took a 1-0 lead on apenalty kick by midfielder Marco Salas. Western was awarded the free kick when a Portland defendertripped Viking forward Kris Langkow in the penalty box. About 15 minutes later Portland knotted thescore on a penalty kick of its own â€” when Viking forward J.R. Burwell was whistledfor a hand ballviolation in the Western penalty box. The Vikings missed a few good scoring chances in the second half. "Missed opportunities come back to haunt you and good teams will punish you for it," Coach BruceCampbell said. Portland did haunt Western in the second half, scoring the winning goal on a shot thatwas rebounded off the hands of Viking goaltender Gary Moody, who had just blocked a shot. "Portlandbeat Simon Fraser and I -don't think they (Portland) were better than we were," Western defender PaulMeehan said. "We just missed some easy chances." Western hosts the 17th-ranked University ofWashington Huskies at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Viking Field. The Huskies bring a 12-1 record toBellingham, having lost only to Simon Fraser; Campbell said Western always plays the Huskies tough,recalling last year's game in Seattle when the UW scored two late-game goals to win,2-0. Campbellwasn't predicting the outcome but did say "it could be the biggest upset in Western soccer history."WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS PLEASE POST Deadline forannouncements in this space is noon Monday for the Tuesday issue df Western Front and noon Thursdayfor the Friday edition. Announcements should be limited to 50 words, typewritten or legibly printed, andsent through campus mail or brought in person to the Publication* Office, Commissary 108. Please do not address announcements directly to the Western Front. Phoned announcements will not be accepted. AH announcements should be signed by the originator. ENGLISH COMPETENCY TEST for prospectiveteacher education candidates will be given at 4 p.m. Tues., Oct. 26, Wed., Oct. 27, and Thurs., Oct. 28,in LH4. Advance sign up with picture ID is required; sign up in MH202. LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW fromthe University with a half refund is Fri., Oct. 22. 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Away from her mother for thefirst time, Corie has a ball fixing up an old apartment that is very cliche of broken down New Yorkbrownstones. Set designers Jameson and Jim Gillette have come up with a realistic contraption thatcalls itself an apartment and includes an authentic wood stove and steam radiator, plus a huge multi-paned window with a ledge and skyline backdrop. James Willson as Paul, the budding young "stuffedshirt" of a lawyer, displays his talent for Simon's understated exaggeration as soon as he staggersthrough the door at the top of six flights of stairs. All his cliches about "charming" apartments still arefunny, from a draft becoming a Northeaster blowing through the Sandra Capasso, Joan McLeod andJames Willson try to adjust the Park," the Bellingham Theater Guild's season opener. to newsurroundings in "Barefoot in room to a hole in the skylight turning into snow drifts in the bathroom. Theapartment is so cold "maybe because it's empty in here," Corie assures him. "Well it's empty in the halland it's warm out here," is his cool sarcastic reply. Sandra Capasso, a newcomer to Bellinghamtheater, doesn't give Willson enough support, however, in her role as Corie. She does present a childlike, fun-loving attitude but doesn't go far enough to create the absolutely carefree opposite of Paul thatbreaks up their marriage. It's hard to imagine this sensible character actually walking barefoot in the park in February. She does loosen up a little in several scenes with Victor Valasco, the charming butpenniless Father Guido Sarducci-type neighbor who avoids the landlord by sneaking into his apartmentvia the window ledge. The role was practically written for Dominic Garguile, a Theater Guild veteran whomakes the character terribly funny and likeable. Joan McLeod, another longtime Guild star, also does an admirable job as Corie's conservative mother who gets set up for a blind date with theunconventional Mr. Valesco. She also makes the business of climbing the stairs to the apartment funnyevery time. "I feel like'We've died and gone to heaven, only we had to climb up" is a classic Simon one-liner that still works beautifully with .McLeod's exhausted, straight-faced delivery. The big fight beginsafter the four adventurers have spe-nt the night on the town and Mr. Valesco takes Mrs. Banks home.While Corie was elated at the success of the evening, Paul was miserable, and their frustrations finallyare said aloud. What should. have been a climactic moment as they yell about divorce, however, neverattained that level. Willson's pent-up anger and sarcasm were voiced quite well, but Capasso never gotbeyond the stomping, pouting child stage and a temper tantrum wasn't a good enough reason fordivorce. The final act's bright spot was a wonderful performance by Rodney Harwood as the repairmanfrom the telephone company, a mild-mannered, eager-to-please guy thrust into the tense atmosphere ofthe Bratter's apartment. When Corie offers him the serving of goulash Paul refused, his simpleexplanation is "Uh, no, we're not allowed to accept tips." It all leads to a plausable ending and a drunkscene by Willson that is priceless. "Barefoot in the Park" plays again at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Guild, H and Dupont streets. For more information or reservations, call 733-1811between 7 and 9 p.m. Auditions scheduled Western's â€¢ Theater Department's next production,"Suddenly Last Summer," will be presented as a part of this year's concentration on TennesseeWilliams, and is scheduled to open in early January, said Lee Taylor, co-director of the play. Theplay concerns "the unfolding of dark secrets, with a surprising, shocking ending," said Co-DirectorCarol Fox. She also hinted at something about birds, but said, "If I told you, it would give away theending, and blow the whole play." Auditions for "Suddenly Last Summer" are open to anyone wishing to try out, and prepared pieces are accepted but not required. Parts are available for two men and fivewomen. Auditions will be~2 p.m. Oct. 24, and 4 p.m. Oct. 25 and 26 at the Old Main Theater. Giveevery NEWBORN the advantage Â® March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation CALENDARTHURSDAYâ€”"Kongi's Harvest" plays at 6:30 and 9 p.m. in the PAC Main Auditorium. Admission is$1.50 FRIDAYâ€”Mama Sundays presents Larry Hiks and Laura Smith in concert at 8 p.m. in theCoffee Den. Admission is free. Donations will be accepted. SATURDAYâ€”The National Theater of the Deaf presents "Parzival: Straight from the Horse's Mouth" at 8 p.m. in the PAC. Admission for reservedseating is $6.50 and $7.50. Tickets are available at Budget Tapes and Records and the VU InformationBooth. 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Magnolia ---------- Western Front - 1982 October 19 - Page 15 ---------- Tuesday, October 19, 1982 Western Front 15 Record review Beefheart blends complete textures ByMALCOLM LAWRENCE One of the most prominent littleâ€” known relics of the Sixties is Captain Beef-heart, a composer whose funny ha-ha moniker (his real name is Don Van Vliet) and eccentric songstructures have left many people wondering what this guy is all about. Critics have raved about his worksince his debut in the late sixties, although most analysis indicated Beefheart was a poor man's FrankZappa. Without knowing anything about Beefheart or his music, I purchased his new album, "IceCream For Crow," and wondered just how accurate an illustration of the artist could be drawn from onepiece of his work selected at random. By doing this, the question of whether an enigma can beseparated from his music can be raised. Several performers (David Bowie, Elvis Co _ tello, VanMorrison) have managed to pro-* duce high quality material that doesn't necessarily need anybackground information for one to fully appreciate its relevance. But musical adventurers often end updragging liner notes behind them explaining themselves each time they release something. Brian Eno,Robert Fripp, Yoko Ono, even Richard and Linda Thompson, often need a paragraph or two outlining theimportance of the performer and the-intent of the piece before beginning a review of their latest work. LouReed's "The Blue Mask," for instance, is a very lovely album celebrating his marriage, but the real beauty of it comes by realizing he had to go through "Berlin"' and "Live-Take No Prisoners" to get there.Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band's "Ice Cream For Crow" is an album of free form rock that soundscloser to jazz and blues because of the prominent guitars that scream and sneer throughout the songs.Although Beefheart composed all the music and lyrics to the album, the Magic Band takes each songand builds definite layers of personalized sounds that can be structured into repetition, ("The Host TheGhost The Most Holy-O") or can let confident improvisation finish a song, ("The Thousand and TenthDay of the Human Totem Pole"). gt; :ufr The songs meander quite well and only seldom become toolong or boring. Because they don't follow the traditional verse-chorus-verse structure, lyrics are strictlysuperfluous to the music. Lyrics, however, is too strong a word for what does accompany the music, andsinging is a misnomer for what Beefheart does. Instead, streams of consciousness poems have beenbalanced on top of the complex, rhythms with Beefheart growling his way through a rap-style reading ofthe songs. Ironically, this only succeeds in " '81' Poop Hatch." This song is a straight,reading of lyricssans music and reveals the textures of Beefhearts voice and halting phrases. In a similar manner, thebest tracks on the album are the two instrumentals "Semi-Multicolored Caucasian'' and "Evening Bell,"as the absence of cumbersome words lets the music flow by itself. The rapid flutter of the drumsopening "Semi-Multicolored Caucasian," and the thick bass beats throughout the album are twoexamples of the impressive work by Cliff Martinez as he proves that drums can be every bit as creative as the guitars. Mixing rhythms and changing beats within two or three measures of each other areachieved effortlessly on the album. It is a marriage' of instruments that either can give as many as fourguitars equal time and space on one cut or strangle the rhythms into white noise, ("Hey Garland, I DigYour Tweed Coat") that evokes the aural equivalence of a Jackson Pollock painting. The lyrics dealwith topics such as nuclear war, class systems, the youth of the sixties becoming old and theirrelevance of religion. One wouldn't notice just by looking, although Beefheart has taken He looks likeZappa, but he's not. microscopic details of each aspect, glued them together and then magnified themwithout including footnotes as to what they refer. Lines such as "sun shore did shine this year, who'dyou look like underneath?" mesh perfectly with "It's gotten quite cold, I've decided I can't sell you mycoat." "Ice Cream For Crow" is an intricate album, although many rough edges should have been slicedoff. Beefheart certainly can't be judged by one album, but if this album is any indication, the talent heshoves into his music is reflected only by how much freedom it's given to control the direction of thesongs. Like the title cut says: "turn up the speakers/ hop flop squawk." t M H I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I im M H I H I M H I I IM : AARDVARK I BOOKS RECORDS SNewPhonenumber734-1195 Used Books, Science Fiction Specialty . . . 1222NvState 11-6 weekdays, 11-5 pm Sat. I M I I I I I I M H I I I I I M WM I H I H I I I I I I I H I I M gjÂ£fTHE PICTURE SHOW " 1209 11th Fairhaven 676-1226 Thru Oct. 26 v 7 9:30 Sat. Sun. Matinee 4:30j Student Prices $2.50 HALLOWEEN CARDS fitt l AREZ miTEQUILA 1Q1 TEQUILA 1131 TEQUILA 1131 TEQUILA mi TEQUILA AREZ IMPORTED BOTTLEDBY TEQUILA JALISCO S.A. ST. LOUIS. MO t?fe ^atioqal Weatre Of We ^Deaf TPARZIVAL: STRAIGHTFROM THE HORSES MOUTH Saturday/ October 23, 8:00p.m.WWU Performing Arts Center $6.50 $7.50 Reserved Seating INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE SPECIAL SEATING AVAILABLE FOR THEDEAF. Tickets available at Budget Tapes Â£ Records VU information Desk The Associated StudentsProgram Commission. ---------- Western Front - 1982 October 19 - Page 16 ---------- 16 Western Front Tuesday, October 19, 1982 Computer fair to open Bellingham's first ever ComputerTrade Fair opens Saturday in the Holiday Inn ballroom. The one-day event is sponsored by TheBellingham Business and Professional Women's Club and will feature 14 booths where local dealerswill demonstrate micro-computer hardware and software. In addition, two half-hour seminars will bepresented: "Asking the Right Questions: Before You Buy a Computer" and "New Tax Laws: TaxAdvantages of Going Computer." Trade Fair visitors will be able to-push buttons, view and evaluatesmall business and home computers. Western is scheduled to show its computer science educationalprograms. Joan Hayes, Western computer science professor, said the Fair should be of interest forseveral How to fight rapeâ€” a course tells how F.B.I, statistics indicate a rape occurs every 30 seconds, and one out of three women will be raped at some time in their lives. About 11-14 rapes occur inWhatcom County every month. Women wanting to learn more about defending themselves can attend the second meeting of a self-defense class for women, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the YWCA, 1026 N. ForesjtSt Openings still are available. The class will be offered again winter and spring quarters for those unable to attend this quarter. The class is taught by Nancy Uding and Pam Haines. Both have taken and taught self-defense classes before/and have some karate experience. "Violence against women happens all the time," Uding said, "from rape at one end of the scale to verbal abuse and harassment at the other." Thegoal of the class is to teach women more ways to protect themselves and to get them to think in times ofdanger. "Self-defense is a very individual thing. You have to know what you are willing to do in a givensituation," Haines said. The class will cover several topics during the remaining seven weeks. Each class will start with a review to further orient women with the procedures. Covered will be: awareness of one'sself and one's situation; how to carry one's self; verbal assertiveness, which Haines considers veryimportant in self-defense; running and dodging; defense, such as blocks; and offenseâ€”how to harm theattacker. "Self-defense is a continuum, and the class will be structured around this," Uding said. Formore information, contact the Women's Center, 676-3460. reasons. She said sales of home computersare expected to reach $3 billion by 1985. Western's emphasis also is on large computer systems,while graduates are more likely to run into small-computers in the business; world," Hayes said.Admission price to the-Fair is $1 and the public is invited. For more information call Jane Brown, 647-2700 or Kathy Bently, 671-7462. Students join review committees The two student representativesfor the Academic Review and Non-Academic Review committees were named last week by VicePresident for Academic Affairs Paul Ford. Ty Hanson, a_ speech major involved in Associated Students activities including the Washington Student Lobby, was named to the Academic Review Committee.Hanson ran an unsuccessful campaign for AS president last spring. Karen Haley, resident director forHigginson Hall, was placed on the Non-Academic review committee. 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Panelists for the discussion include James Davis, dean of the College ofArts and Sciences; George Drake, sociology professor; Sandra Dresbeck, professor of history; andWilliam Scott document librarian Fiske gt; Dahl square off (Continued from page 7) ers who voted tocut funds were "short-sighted" and lacked leadership, she said. Dahl said more money must be givento colleges and universiti-ties in the future. She also said tuition increases must be slowed but can't bereversed. Fiske agreed higher education took the most severe cuts of all state services. This was notbecause higher education was an easy target, though, he said. "We did what we had to do." Fiske saidthe House now should consider re-establishing, programs, although it will be difficult. He said highereducation should be used to attract business. The community colleges. should focus on hightechnology fields and such questions as, "Does Western need a School of Engineering?" must beanswered, he said. 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Title: Western Front - 2008 October 14
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Text preview (might not show all results): 2008_1014 ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 1 ---------- WESTERN FALLS TO CENTRAL PAGE 10 PRICES RISE FOR MT. BAKER PASSES PAGE 6 Tuesday, October 14, 2008 WESTERN FRONT AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SINGE 1970 I W E S T E R N F R 0 N T 0 N L I N E .
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Show more2008_1014 ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 1 ---------- WESTERN FALLS TO CENTRAL PAGE 10 PRICES RISE FOR MT. BAKER PASSES PAGE 6 Tuesday, October 14, 2008 WESTERN FRONT AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SINGE 1970 I W E S T E R N F R 0 N T 0 N L I N E . N ET Controversial fast-food venue sparks discussion Allison Milton THE WESTERN FRONT Several campus groups are coming together to provide an open-panel discussion on the controversial new campus eatery, Chick-Fil-A. The Research and Outreach Programs and the Associated Student Productions Civil Controversy will host the discussion "Serving up Controversy: The Politics of Chick-Fil- A at Western" at 7 p.m., Oct. 16, in the Viking Union room 565. The panel will address student concerns and the process of bringing Chick- Fil-A to Western's campus. Some students object to Chick-Fil-A because the founder.of the company was part of a group called Focus on the Fam-ily. The Colorado-based group is a conservative Christian organization which has certain anti-gay and potentially sexist beliefs, said Shanti Zunes-Wolfe, assistant coordinator of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Alliance. The discussion is meant to be an unbiased open panel and community dialogue where students, faculty and staff can share their opinions and find out more about the new Chick-Fil-A, which opened this quarter in the VU Market, said Devin Majkut, coordinator of the Social Issues Resource Center and discussion panel moderator. "We wanted to provide an open forum for people to discuss [Chick-Fil-A], so they didn't feel their voices were not being heard," Majkut said. The intention and goal of the discussion is to have people talk about how they feel about the franchise's presence on see CHICK-FIL-A page 3 WTA sees record ridership Lack of funds maxes out buses, no relief in sight for students photo by Michael Leese THE WESTERN FRONT Students pack in tight on a WTA bus heading to campus Oct. 13. The buses are often overcrowded due to recently-increased ridership. Stephanie Sarff THE WESTERN FRONT Jn 2007, a $25 mandatory bus pass fee was added to the tuition of all students taking six or more credits per quarter, but overcrowded buses makes him not want to pay the fee. "I swear, I always end up standing next to someone that smells," McDaniel said. "It stresses me out." Compared to the first six months of Western senior Alex McDaniel said the 2007, WTA ridership is up 20 percent, said Rick Nicholson, service development director for WTA. "I've been at the WTA for 20 years," Nicholson said. "But I've never seen anything like this." see TRANSIT page 4 New lights brighten old campus buildings Kwihwa Lee THE WESTERN FRONT A campus-wide project by Western's electrical personnel could mean one less headache for students and teachers. Western's Electrical Services are removing the old linear fluorescent lights and magnetic ballasts, which control the electrical current, and are replacing them with the newest energy efficient ballasts and lights. Some people experienced headaches and eyestrain due to the flickering of the old lights, said Scott Stilts, supervisor of electrical services. Unlike the previous lights and ballasts, the replacements have no strobing and do not cause headaches, he said. The crew of Western's electrical services started replacing lights in Arntzen Hall Aug. 12, and have already replaced the old lights and ballasts in Old Main, Bond Hall, the Fine Arts building, Parks Hall and Environmental Studies building. Next, they plan to replace ballasts and lights in the Ross Engineering Technology building. He said by replacing the lights, lumens, a measurement of the light's power, are increased from 2,350 to 2,800, which makes the surroundings brighter. Some professors have even asked that not all the units be installed due to the intensity of the light. "There is a very definite change in any room you enter," Stilts said. The replacement lights will increase light output by more than one third and increase the longevity of the lights by nearly three months, Stilts said. The increased longevity will save maintenance and replacement costs, he said. Installing new lights and ballasts are part of Western's energy saving program with Puget Sound Energy, its electrical provider. Rebekah Anderson, Puget Sound Energy's media contact, said demand for electricity is growing in the Bellingham area because of population growth and new construction. In order to accommodate all of the energy demands, saving energy is vital, she said. The electrical crew is also replacing see LIGHTS page 3 ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 2 ---------- NEWS See more online at www.westernfrontonline.net The Western Front I Tuesday â€¢ October 14,2008 I 2 Hi^lHHiBflB report of a male swinging a two-by-four at people vv^ile fljlllll^^ iSilSiliiBSlft^ffiBllill Sliiiiilii photo by Graig Hill THE WESTERN FRONT Western football fans cheer on the Vikings at the Battle in Seattle Saturday at Qwest Field. The Vikings lost 50-28 to Central Washington University. Students, neighbors talk it out The Campus Community Coalition will host three nights of "Let's Talk" discussions. "Let's Talk" discussions are designed to bridge the gap between students and their neighbors by bringing both groups together to .work toward finding solutions for cbhirnuhity^baseU Issues. The topics will include "Living together in Bellingham: Students and Parties;" "Enforcement Practices" and "Neighborly Relations." The talks will take place Oct. 22, 27 and 29 in the Sehome, Happy Valley and York neighborhoods. All sessions are free to attend.; WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING 251 BELLINGHAM, WA 98225 SEND PRESS RELEASES TO: press@westeriifrontonline.net EDITORIAL PEPARMENT (360) 650-3162 Editor in chief Gabrielle Nomura, editor@westernfrontonline.net Managing editor. Jeff Richards, managing@westernfrontonline.net News editor. Zack Hale, newsfront@gmail.com News editor. ;... ;.. .....Amanda Winters, newsfront@gmail.com Arts editor. Kaleb Gubernick, artsandlife@westernfrontonline.net Life editor. James Andrews, artsandlife@westernfrontonIine.net Sports editor. Katie Greene, sports@westernfrontonline.net Opinion editor. Lisa Hust, opinion@westemfrontonline.net Photo editor. Graig Hill, photo@westernfrontonline.net Online editor Paul Suarez, online@westernfrontonline.net Copy editor. Rebecca Rayner, copy@westernfrontonline.net Copy editor. Audrey Dubois-Boutet, copy@westernfrontonline.net Faculty Adviser. Carolyn Nielsen, carolyn.nielsen@westernfrontonline.net ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT (360)650-3161 Advertising manager ,.......â€ž Michele Anderson Business manager. ..: Alethea Macomber The Western Front is published twice weekly in the fall, winter, and spring quarters and once a week in the summer session. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University, published by the Student Publications Council and is mainly supported by advertising. Opinions and stories in the newspaper have no connection with advertising. News.content is determined by student editors. Staff, reporters are involved in a course in the department of journalism, but any student enrolled at Western may offer stories to the editors. Members of the Western community are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of the Western Front. Steam whistle to be tested again Western will conduct a campus-wide test of its emergency steam whistle 1 p.m. Oct. 19. In the event of a real emergency, the whistle will sound to alert Western students, faculty and staff. ... In addition, Western also plans to send ' out e-mails and text messages to inform students, faculty and staff with details of the situation and a suggested course of action. Western asks students to update their information on Web4U if they haven't done so already. The whistle could blow intermittently until 5 p.m. Coast Guard band to perform Western's Departfnent of Music will present a free concert featuring the United States Coast Guard Band 7 p.m. Nov. 23 in the Performing Arts Center concert hall. The band will perform a program titled "An American Journey." The program will include musical selections by numerous American composers. Alto saxophonist Joshua Thomas will perform Piet Swert's "Dance of Uzume." Soprano Lisa Williamson will aslo perform. The concert will serve as a prelude to a series of performances in the greater Tokyo Metropol i tan A rea. October is Western Archives Month Western's Archive Month is dedicated to promoting a better understanding of historical records and how to use and preserve them. Displays will include historic images from many collections housed across campus. An open house will be held Oct. 25 in the Goltz-Murray Building during Western's Fall Family Weekend. The open house will include behind-the- scenes tours, displays of unique historical records, and opportunities to conduct research. Particpants may discover how archival records can document and connect one's family history to campus. Flu shots Flu vaccinations for Western students-, faculty, staff and family members aged 13 and older will be available at the Student Health Center beginning Oct. 20. Students with chronic diseases such as diabetes or asthma, or those taking immune- suppressing medications are strongly encouraged to come in for flu shots any time the Health Center is open. For others, vaccinations will be available from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 21 and 23 and 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 28 and 30. Patients must check in with a receptionist to schedule a flu shot. Vaccinations are $18 and will be billed directly to students' accounts. Corrections An article that appeared in the Oct. 10 issue of The Western Front mistakenly described Dindo Pangilinan's involvement in an attempted sexual assault case. Pangilinan is a suspect in the case and has yet to be charged. The Western Front apologizes for this and any other errors. Errors should be reported to the managing editor at managingÂ® westernfrontonline.net ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 3 ---------- westernfrontonline.net I Tuesday â€¢ October 14,2008 NEWS I 3 LIGHTS: Longevity, energy efficiency increased with replacements from 1 the plastic prismatic acrylic lensesâ€” a special kind of thermoforming plasticâ€” over the fixtures discolored from age. The importance of replacing lights and ballasts is not only for saving energy, but also because the replaced T12 linear fluorescent lights will be discontinued Jan. 1,2009, Stilts said. The lights used for this change are more environmentally friendly and contain less mercury, he said. Along with this replacement program, Western's personnel are closely working with the Environmental Health and Safety office at Western to recycle the ballasts and lights and make sure it is all done properly, he said. Replaced lights go to EcoLights, which is part of the company Total Rei claim. EcoLights then takes the electronic waste and recycles the materials, said Gayle Shipley, director of environmental health and safety at Western. EcoLights accepts all types of lights and ballasts, including straight fluorescent lights. Recycled fluorescent lights can be used for glass products or as cement aggregate, according to Total Reclaim environmental service's Web site. Western's electric personnel work from 6 a.m. until the area is unavailable, Stilts said. They are concerned with safety and don't want to be in the way of students, so they work around scheduled classes, he said. Although the schedule for replacement is tentative due to the limited number of maintenance electricians and their obligation to their other work on campus, the lamp replacement in Arntzen Hall and the Ross Engineering Technology building will be done by no later than the end of February 2009, he said. CHICK-FIL-A: Multi-faceted panel set to speak on eatery's politics from 1 campus, she said. Also, the panel will provide students with an appropriate outlet in speaking about the controversy, said Research and Outreach Programs Director Casey Hall. "Whether or not you agree with Chick-Fil-A and the things they stand for, you should at least know where your money is going," said Johanna Brown, creator of the Facebook group "Boycott Western's Chick-Fil-A," Students have raised other concerns about the franchise being on campus. Students at the Environmental Center are concerned about having a large company serving meat at Western because of the school's support for local food businesses, Zunes-Wolfe said. "We want people to make informed decisions about their eating choices," she said. : Chick-Fil-A has already brought in big business to the VU Market, said Ira Simon, director of University Dining Services. "Chick-Fil-A is doing very well and exceeding our expectations," he said. There is already a 50 percent increase from last year's profits for the VU Market, he said. "I don't expect every student to use [Chick-Fil-A]," he said. "That's why we're trying to create different destinations on campus to offer'students other choices." â€¢...-.. '....... â€¢â€¢â€¢ â€¢ â€¢-N- '/'V The panel will include Willy Hart, director of University Residences and chair of the Executive Dining Committee, Erik Lowe, Associated Students president, Amber Aldrich, concerned student of the LGBT community, Ronna Biggs, chair of the LGBT Concerns Committee and coordinator'of ResLife, Seth Vidana from the office of sustainability and Brendan Lind, student coordinator of Students for Sustainable Food. Majkut said the: main focus ^f .the panel discussion is 'oil the open c|uesti6n and answer session at the end.. Audience members will have the opportunity to share their opinions and have their questions answered, he said. An lt;ad forxChJGk-Fil VU' next i d the hew- fast-fobd chain location. Profits have increased 50 percent for the VU Market after it opened this fall, but some students refuse to support the business due to its affiliation with the religious organization Focus on the Family. photo by Michael Leese THE WESTERN FRONT TARGET is hiring! Early Morning, Day, and Evening postitions available. - f7eX*Â£/e. oot% ScJiecJu/e. * \0% discount lt;= gt;/? an/th****} oÂ£ "Tarheel Â£n/,tto^/ gt;teJit To apply, come fill out an application at our . Miring Kip|^ In ^ore at Bellis Fair Mall Â§=*?:^::â€¢: ... tf^ 'K ' ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 4 ---------- 4 I NEWS Tuesday â€¢ October 14,2008 I The Western Front TRANSIT: Overcrowding inevitable, additional routes not likely from 1 Western sophomore and AS Alternative Transportation Coordinator for Western, AJ Garcia, said the WTA is the fastest growing transit system in the country. Before fall 2007, student bus passes were not incorporated into tuition. As, of Oct. 8, 2008 approximately 11,500 bus passes were distributed to Western students alone, Garcia said. With the economy suffering and ridership at the highest it has ever been, Nicholson said WTA buses are. in extreme demand but funding is not available for more routes at this time. Seventy percent of WTA's budget coming from local sales tax and with the poor economic state right now, Garcia said the WTA's funding is dwindling. Many students and community members are^trying to save money by riding the bus to and from school, WTA spokesperson Maureen McCarthy said. Gas and parking on campus is expensive, so buses are being bombarded, she said. Along with saving money, the bus helps students get around town without using their .own car and shortens walks in the^ rairi, Nicholson said. Garcia said although some students would rather not pay the fee, it was a decision made by the student body and will stand until the 2011-12 school year. Western does not make a profit from the bus pass fee, and the fees paid by students represent only 3 percent of WTA's entire budget, he said. " Nicholson said WTA is trying to meet Students get on a bus outside the Viking Union Oct. 13. the needs of students and keep costs low by providing headers, which are buses that come more frequently during peak times, instead of starting completely new routes. Although WTA wishes it could promise a seat to everyone, Nicholson said standing on the bus for a short ride to campus is not unreasonable. inevitable right WTA is maxed * "Overcrowding is now," Nicholson said, out." Nicholson advises students to be patient and wait for the next bus if a full bus passes them. He said many students get to the bus stop too late to catch the first available photo by Michael Leese THE WESTERN FRONT bus, and are often frustrated if they are unable to board. He encourages students to contact WTA with criticism. Garcia said WTA is doing the best it can to get students to class on time and is trying to avoid leaving anyone behind. "Students don't like being packed in," Garcia said. "It's still a huge issue." Thanks to Career Services Center Employer Partner Fred Meyer For their support ofWWU students Fred Meyer's support of WWU's Career Services Center helps provide students with valuable career development assistance. Visit our office in Old Main 280 or our website at www.careers.wwu.edu for more information. respect. privacy. testing. answers. wcpo IwMtCOM^EOUlit^;; :, â€¢ ?; C * * * f ^ â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢*â€¢;- â„¢ Jr,f 5r"l:; 5 A n . ^prBjg^Jlic^Mter downtown JMlmgnam j ldJLU 1\ htate bt. ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 5 ---------- westeriifrontoinline.net I Tuesday â€¢ October 14,2008 NEWS I 5 New position rewards faculty with better pay; more job security Andrea Davis-Gonzalez THE WESTERN FRONT Western anthropology instructor Kathleen Saunders has been working at Western for the past eight years. As a limited-term faculty member, she has renewed her contract annually. A new "senior instructor" position now available to limited-term faculty could provide them with more job security and would make it easier for them to plan how and what to teach students, Saunders said. â€¢ Senior instructors are eligible for a contract that can last up to three years,; while non-tenure contracts vary between a quarter to a year. "The position takes away instability and insecurity that comes with not knowing if you're going to have a job from year to year," Saunders said. The senior instructor position was createdSas a/jresulLojf Westerns first-ever faculty contract created by the faculty and administration bargaining teams. Section 8.2.2 of the contract, which was ratified in June, creates the new status. Limited-term faculty can earn a 7 percent salary increase when advancing to senior instructor. To be eligible, limited-term faculty must have worked half-time or more for at least five consecutive years at Western and have' "demonstrated excellence in teaching and performance of responsibilities," according to the faculty contract. Individual departments, college deans and the provost can approve the applications. Each department and college should currently be creating the criteria for senior instructor, said Bill Lyne, president of the United Faculty of Western Washington. Because individual colleges and department's must develop their own unique criteria, it is difficult to determine who is currently qualified for the position, Saunders said. The colleges' requirements for senior instructor will be broader thanthe departments' requirements because they have to include all of their departments. The colleges' criteria should parallel the standards in the faculty contract, Lyne said. Eligible instructors may apply this winter and spring and if approved, can begin their new position next fall. "[A good candidate should show] substantial achievement, interact well' with students and effectively communicate information," said Joann Otto, biology department chair and professor:, : Saunders has been working at Western for more than five years at half-time or more and said she would apply for senior instructor if she met the all the criteria. Last spring, approximately 67 limited- term faculty would have been eligible for the rank, said Buff Schoenfeld;administration bargaining team member and ex- gt;, ecutive assistant to the president. Ron Riggins, dean of the College of Fine and Performing Arts, said the new status is a way to keep quality limited-term faculty at Western. "Many part-time faculty are among our most effective teachers," Riggins said. "You want to do as much as you can to support-them and give thenvgreater=stabil-ity." Western has three types of faculty: tenured, tenure track and limited term. Tenure-track faculty have titles such as associate professor, assistant professor and professor. Limited-term faculty are considered lecturers and instructors. Tenured and tenure-track faculty are paid to teach, do service work, conduct research within their field and write and publish articles based on that research. Limited- term faculty are paid to teach only. They typically carry higher course loads because they don't have as many responsibilities as tenured faculty, Schoenfeld said. Before the faculty contract was ratified, tenured faculty were eligible for a 9 percent salary increase when promoted, while limited-term faculty had little room to progress, said Kevin Leonard, faculty bargaining team chief steward and history professor. The new contract allows tenured faculty to receive a 10 percent salary increase with their promotion and non-tenured faculty to advance to senior instructor. The senior instructor position is like an award for non-tenured faculty for their successful performance, Leonard said. "[The position] is a way to recognize their long-term service to the university," Lyne said. photo by Graig Hill THE WESTERN FRONT Raul Bingham poses with his Western business card Oct. 7. The title on his card reads Adjunct Faculty, Department"tif eomnilfflieation. Bin^aWiia^Btfeif l i n i n g af Western for three years and is unsure what his official title is now, he said. V / K ' : $ * * â€¢ , 1.360.715. l i p i Wmm ^*Â»*Â» gt;-. Hemp \ . . ^Bamboo. i i Carrying unlimited Everyday Special Students, Staffs* Faculty | receive 5 lt;t off each gallon of gas. (W/Western ID Card) 1 TRAVEL AND TEACH IN SOUTH KOREA? All majors welcome Min. Requirement: 2-years college education about $2,200 per month 1 year contract Paid Vacation: 4 Weeks! Full a i r f a r e furnished housing, bonus* health insurance and more! You will teach basic conversational English including simple vocabulary, phonics, and simple grammars etc. You can start this teaching employment at the beginning of each month. Application deadline is an ongoing basis. Please contact Soon at 7 7 8 - 7 8 6 - 2 8 5 4 (Canadian number) or gmsck@hotmail.com ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 6 ---------- 6 I Tuesday â€¢ October 14,2008 I The Western Front ARTS 6 Student prices for Mt. Bak passes ascend financial p photo by Graig Hill THE WESTERN FRONT Skiers and snowboarders ride Chair Three at Mt. Baker Ski Area last season. Kaylin Bettinger THE WESTERN FRONT This ski season, Western students waiting to get to the nearest mountain may soon encounter a problem: a student pass at Mt. Baker will drop their bank account $605. With the rising price of gas making the hour and a half drive more expensive than ever before, Western junior Kati Schmidt said it's difficult to make a season pass worth the money. Schmidt started the Mt. Baker group on Facebook to help coordinate carpools and keep lines of communication open for anyone who plays in the snow at Mt. Baker. "I bought a pass last year and it was $585 total and it was so expensive and I almost missed my rent payment," Schmidt said. "It was worth it for the powder days but I still think it's too much." In comparison with other areas in Washington and Canada, Baker has high rates for season passes. Baker competes with Whistler, which sells college passes, for $439 plus tax and Stevens Pass, which sells college passes for $299 plus tax. With these prices, students could be paying twice as much to ski at Mt. Baker than Stevens Pass. Western alumnus Pat Bateman, who also started a Facebook group called Baker Snowboarders Unite!, said with the discount other areas give to college students, it should be cheaper to ski at other mountains. With additional costs such as gas, however, Baker's price is more comparable, but he said the price should still be lower. "I think it's interesting because in the last couple years Whistler has tried aggressively to promote to Western students," Bateman said. "The pass is so cheap but the cost of gas and the exchange rate makes it prohibitive. Baker has a kind of monopoly on Bellingham." Even with the high price tag, Mt. Baker Ski Area representative Amy Trowbridge said the ski area has good reasons for not giving students a larger break on their passes. Trowbridge said because Baker isn't a resort type area, the owners don't have income from lodging, restaurants or bars to keep the area running. "Baker ha: but we have and bars and nc bridge said. "W what other reso board. It's not a We try to keep everyone For many s said about Bak tain isn't in co ingham style, S to stay that wa) "I like Ba Schmidt said.' rate everyone v Bellingham is i porting town.' Trowbridg geared towards "We defini people* in frorr are trying to kt people because brige said. "We off of people fi People are fron land counties ai large city incon photo by Michael Leese THE WESTERN FRONT A contest-winning, 8-by-10 foot acrylic painting by Western junior Ashley McDaniels hangs above the front desk in the WWU Outdoor Center. ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 7 ---------- LIFE westernfrontonline.net I Tuesday â€¢ October 14,2008 I 7 9 er ski eaks two food service areas, )retty limited restaurants ) accommodation," Trow-e can't really afford to do rt areas do. It's across the lot of smoke and mirrors, everything affordable for tudents, what Trowbridge er rings true. The moun- porate hands. True to Bell-chmidt said she wanted it icer not being corporate," I think if they went corpo- /ould be so upset because uch a local-business-sup-agreed that Baker the Bellingham local, ely are not trying to draw North Carolina and we ep it affordable for local that is our base," Trow-aren't making our money ying in from other areas, i Skagit, Whatcom and Is-ld that income base isn't a l e . photo by Graig Hill THE WESTERN FRONT Western seniors Jake Bankson and Sakeus Bankson pose with their 2008-09 Mt. Baker season passes Oct. 13 at the Mt. Baker business office. PflliA/tliA/g the outdoor spirit Danielle Perry THE WESTERN FRONT Among the racks of snowboarding magazines and dismantled bicycles in the WWU Outdoor. Center, bright colors and splashing water stand out. Above the front desk hangs a large painting of a group of Whitewater rafters, happily basking in the thrill of the untamed waters and the joy of the great outdoors. The painting, an 8-by-10 foot acrylic scene of people Whitewater rafting, was created by Western junior Ashley McDan-iels as the winning submission of the Outdoor Center's art contest last year. The contest was originally conceived by Harrison Holtz-Knott, an employee who interned with the staff last year, Outdoor Center manager Frederick Collins said. "Harrison thought that we should ask people to send in drawing ideas for a possible mural for the Outdoor Center. You know, something to brighten up the atmosphere," Collins said. "After we received around 15 submissions, we put together a group of about 10 coordinating staff to decide what piece we liked best, and hands down, Ashley's was the winner from day one." Among the staff selecting McDan-iels' piece was Arielle Furtado, the current supervisor of the Outdoor Center, which is located in Viking Union room 150. From the moment she saw it, she knew Mc- Daniels' design was the one they should choose, she said. "What I really liked about Ashley's piece was the way she captured the energy of the scene," Furtado said. "The movement of the water, the portrayal of the people. The whole thing was great." The specific guidelines for the art contest were simple: create a scene which takes place in the outdoors and includes people having fun and enjoying nature, Collins said. Although she's an art studio and design major and made mural commissions on the side, McDaniels said she hadn't heard anything about the art contest until it was mentioned to her last year by a friend. "My friend Tim Barnaby showed me an art contest flyer he had found on campus and said that he thought I should enter," McDaniels said. "At the same time, my roommate was urging me to submit something, so I thought 'why not?' and ended up doing a mock-up." Collins said after McDaniels' artwork was selected, the two of them sat down to discuss what minor changes could be made to improve the final concept for the piece. Among these revisions were changes to some skin tones to present a more racially-diverse scene, along with making the genders of the people rafting more visually apparent. The biggest change, however, was the decision to change the idea of a mural into a canvas painting that could be moved anywhere-; McDaniels said. "Although I was excited about winning the contest, I was a little intimidated by the project," McDaniels said. "Painting smoothly on a wall is really hard with acrylics, especially if the scene is high on the wall. Luckily, we decided to change to a portable canvas, so that took a lot of the pressure off." Although she had to construct the canvas twice due to a sizing error, McDaniels said she was able to work on the painting diligently throughout the summer. Her favorite part of the piece was the splashing water, which she portrayed by looking up reference photos online and throwing paint at the canvas, she said. While the grand unveiling of the whitewater-rapid painting at the Outdoor Center was last week, fans of McDaniels will be happy to know this isn't the last they'll see of her work, Collins said. "We're planning on- adding to Ashley's painting so there are three individual parts," Collins said. "Over time, we hope to include a winter scene and a green camping scene, to sort of represent the whole range of outdoor activities in one painting." Until that time comes though, McDaniels said she is keeping busy-with school and her own ideas for the future. She recently was hired as an art instructor for a home-schooled family, and. she looks forward to a career in design after graduation. Collins said fans of art and the Outdoor Center should keep their eyes open for another art contest in the near future. With a friendly staff and amazing deals for students, aspiring artists should make sure their designs stand out and reflect the outdoor spirit, McDaniels said. "Whatever you decide to turn in, above all make sure it's exciting," McDaniels said. "While it's important that you personally like the piece, you have to make it appealing to the people, because that's who you're really making the art for." ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 8 ---------- 8 I ARTS LIFE Ibesday â€¢ October 14,2008 I The Western Front COOKING IT UP IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS Associated Students Outdoor Center course brings gourmet to the hiking trails Christine Karambelas THE WESTERN FRONT Backpacking through mountain valleys in Chile requires not only long hours of physical activity but the skills to navigate, evaluate dangers and analyze the environment a hiker crosses. What more could Western seniors Ellie Chatman and James White want to learn on their one-month hike through Patagonia? How to cook lasagna. Through a student program led by the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), Chatman and White went to the Patagonia mountain range in Chile where, after a 10-day first-aid training course, they backpacked and sea kayaked for 70 days.. Chatman and White learned about survival in the backcountry facing hands-on experiences in rescuing, mapping, awareness of the environment and cooking. Cooking in Patagonia did not include following directions saying "just add water" in freeze-dried meals, Chatman said. Instead, students were^given ingredients every 10 days-tafid:^e|e taught to cook meals such as fresh baked breads, cakes, pasta dishes and tuna casserole. Chatman said not only were backpackers taught how to prepare these meals but how to be creative with their utensils. For example, cooking oven- style by raising a cooking pot above the flame, allowing food to cook slower on a low heat. Wher^'backpackifflg-fopJong -periods of time, freeze-dried foods can seem repetitive, but cooking provides good flavors and is a fun activity to do in the backcountry, Chatman said. Chatman and White now plan to teach about homemade cooking in the backcountry at 7 p.m., Oct. 16 at the Associated Students Outdoor Center. Attendees will learn how to cook food such as cinnamon rolls and calzones with a simple stove kit, which includes a pot, silverware and a gas canister stove. ' The purpose of this class is to teach backpackers, when they have the time to do it, how to cook independently for themselves, Chatman said. "Cooking [homemade meals] is great for people who want to camp with friends and hang out," Chatman said. "Why not cook when you get to the lake and have a good meal?" On a quick hike to a mountain summit and back, a backpacker may not want to take the time to sit and cook a meal. But for those who are camping in a location for longer periods of time, cooking is another great way to enjoy the outdoors and each other's company, Chatman said. "When you get to camp and don't have much to do, [cooking] is something that will take up a good amount of time," White said. Along with teaching how to cook a homemade meal, the class will also incorporate how to prepare meals' to eat on a backpacking trip. Freeze-dried foods are definitely the lightest and easiest to pack, but packing in-photo by Michael LeeseTHE WESTERN FRONT Outdoor Center employees James White and Ellie Chatman show off cooking gear they will be.using for a backcountry cooking clinic they will be teaching at the Outdoor Center October 16. The clinic starts at 7p.m. and is $10 for students. gradients for homemade meals requires a little more thought and planning, REI Outreach specialist Pat Kennedy said. Kennedy teaches backcountry cooking classes at REI that explain how to choose backpacking- efficient food items. Nutrition content, ingredient weight and understanding how to cook in a simple pot or pan are all incorporated in educating campers on how to appropriately prepare their meals. "[Homemade cooking in the back-country] is all about planning before you go out," White said. "Usually, I'll mix my dry ingredients together and put them in one Ziplock bag." If one plans his or her meal in advance, he or she can pack food ingredients almost equal in weight to dry-freeze foods, most likely spending less money, White said. The longer people have been camping, the more bored they are with eating freeze-dried foods, Kennedy said. Campers are planning to cook more homemade meals and are becoming more creative in their menu choices-. â€¢ ., Kennedy is currently experimenting â€¢withF,;all:'trie different meaT options; he! can make with pre-cooked bacon, including adding it to scone mix. White said he gets excited to plan his meals before he goes carftpifilg 'anti-hopes by teaching the outdoor cooking class, backpackers can find cooking as another element to adventures in the backcountry. "I hope that other people can see the value of going outside and being active," Chatman said. "[Cooking while camping or backpacking] is a different way to bring people together." _ _.._ jjpplpii l$V9l$ pteM^ iotl*' wA" ! 4179 Meridian St. 360-676-8017 (formerly Izzy's) Meet the^^SmW Firefighters of Washington State! Getyour autographed copy of their 2009 Calendar! 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They have added and subtracted routes in order to better accommodate the needs of students. Western students account for a large majority of WTA's ridership, but student passes provide only 3 percent of the budget. The largest chunk of WTA's budget, 78 percent, comes from sales tax revenue. With the economy not doing so well, WTA is not pulling in enough money. WTA also has to deal with the rising cost of gas. Though students are able to take the bus to save gas money, WTA cannot do the same. It is providing the alternative transportation students and residents desire but is not getting enough support for its services. WTA was. one of the fastest growing transit agencies in the nation last year and is working with scarce resources. It is working at full capacity and cannot add another bus to their routes in the morning. WTA employees diligently spent the summer thinking of ways to use the resources they have to provide the best possible service. Last year the Route 95 bus was added to lessen congestion along Bill McDonald Parkway. However, students either did not take advantage of or did not know of the route. There were only 27 riders per hour, a very low number for Western routes. To help students further, WTA has made some changes this year. It dropped Route 95, and replaced it with the 105 and 108 shuttles on Bill McDonald Parkway. Additional trips were added to help students get to classes on the half hour. WTA also added another route from downtown to the Lincoln Creek Park and Ride at 6:25 p.m. WTA does not just service Western students around campus, although Western gets the majority of WTA's attention. WTA also provides services all over Bellingham and Whatcom County. WTA provides transportation to Lynden, Ferndale and Mount Vernon. Many of these express routes end up having standing room only. Alternative transportation services need more support from local and federal governments. The federal and state government provides only 7 percent of WTA's budget. As students, we cannot do much to support WTA other than riding the buses and appreciating the hard-working employees. It is sad to see a system so many students rely on suffering when it is raking in record increases in ridership. It is disappointing when students constantly complain about having to stand on buses or having to wait for the next shuttle to come along. WTA provides a vital service to the community and needs to be appreciated for its efforts. Students should stop complaining to WTA and Western faculty about the failings of WTA and take those complaints.to City Hall. Having strong community support Will bring about the help WTA needs. Students are residents of Bellingham too and deserve to have their voices heard. Students can work with the community to work for more funding for WTA or promote ridership beyond Western students. In the meantime, take this week to get off your usual route and try something new. Take the bus to Bellis Fair Mall or Sunset Square. Ride the bus to Fairhaven and check out Fairhaven Park. Take advantage of the incredibly efficient and easy to use transportation system in Bellingham before you graduate and venture out of here. When students get off the bus,! don't forget a friendly "thank ybii" or "good-bye." These employees work hard everyday for students and residents across Bellingham and deserve recognition for that. The Editorial Board is comprised of Editor in Chief Gabrielle Nomura, Managing Editor Jeff Richards, Opinion Editor Lisa Hust and director of AS Alternative Transportation A J. Garcia. Drinking and driving hits close to home Glenn Smith Columnist One day when I was not home, a young man driving drunk in a.nice car hopped the sidewalk and drove onto the lawn of the townhouse I rent, severing the gas main. The house is built on the hill on the north side of Lincoln Creek Park and Ride. From the sidewalk, there is a 10-foot decline of about 45 degrees to the house. The gas main faces the sidewalk; it sticks out about a foot. My brother, who shares the apartment with me, was there at the time and gave me the full story when I came home the next morning. Additional details come from my downstairs neighbor Lance Henderson, reporter for The Bellingham Business Journal. At about 1:20 a.m., the driver drove over the sidewalk and went down the hill, freaked out and tried desperately to drive out of there, all the while digging his car farther down the hill, closer to the house. In the car with him he had a passenger, who told the driver to stop and call a tow truck. Unconvinced, the driver then hit the gas main, causing a loud swooshing sound as 50 pounds per square inch of natural gas shot into the air. Imagine if it had caught fireâ€”the ensuing explosion could have killed my very own brother, whose bedroom window is almost directly above the gas main. The Bellingham police and fire department showed up and evacuated the house's three apartments. The tenants waited outside for two hours, until 3:30 a.m., when the gas problem was temporarily fixed. The driver had plowed through a cool tree with bright red leaves outside my living room window, and tore up lots of grass. More importantly, he endangered the lives of my only sibling, the house's other tenants, the tenants of the two houses on either side of mine, anyone who was within several feet of his car at any time during that drive, his passenger, and himself. We are not a violent student body, just an irresponsible ope. - Glenn Smith, Columnist Another drunk driving story with which we are all familiar is the one involving former Western student Ashley Wick. Wick had a blood alcohol level of .096, and may or may not have been under the influence of Xanax when she hit Western exchange student Un Kyu Choi, who later died from his injuries. This happened on Bill McDonald Parkway, where students walk and ride their bikes all the time. Close to the intersection of Samish Way and Bill McDonald Parkway, there is a memorial of flowers and a sign telling the name of someone who was hit by a car on that very spot. This is a prevalent problem which will not go away any time soon. There will always be people who drive while intoxicated. What the rest of us need to do is be extra cautious. More likely than a Western student intentionally killing someone with a hand-held weapon is the possibility one of them will accidentally kill someone with a vehicle. We are not a violent student body, just an irresponsible one. If you're drunk and you need to travel somewhere beyond walking distance, have a designated driver (who is committed to staying sober) drive you, and don't distract the driver with your drunken flailingâ€”they will hate you. At Western, students have a lot of options. If you do not have a designated driver, get on the Late Night Shuttle at Haggard Hall or the Viking Union. You can use the shuttle if you've got a bus pass or a Western student identification card. It runs through downtown Bellingham and Western's campus until 2:30 a.m. If you do a lot of non-drunk walking, watch where you walk. If you're a biker, watch where you ride your bike. It's dangerous out there. By all means, do not drink and drive. You cannot control yourself while drunk; that's the fun part about drinking, right? Watch out for your friends and make sure they do not drive while intoxicated. If they are at your place and obviously incapable of driving, ask them to stay or call a taxi. Take.it from me, a guy who passed the wow-it's-cool-to-drink-legally stage of life five years ago and who still likes a good beer or cocktail once in a while. Driving drunk and endangering the lives of others is not ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 10 ---------- SPORTS See more online at www.westernfrontonline.net The Western Front I Tuesday â€¢ October 14,2008 I 10 Western outbattled in Seattle Western falls 50-28 to Central in shootout led by quarterbacks of both teams Jesse Amorratanasuchad THE WESTERN FRONT In front of a crowd of 12,258, under the lights of Qwest Field, the quarterbacks from both Western and Central Washington University produced stellar performances, each throwing for over 300 yards and multiple touchdowns. The record- breaking night ended with Central defeating Western 50-28 in the sixth-annual Battle in Seattle on Saturday. Central senior quarterback Mike Reilly threw for four touchdowns, setting a school record for career touchdowns with 103. Reilly finished the game with 371 yards through the air along with 58 yards rushing. A fourth-quarter interception by Western senior linebacker photo by Katie Greene THE WESTERN FRONT Western senior wide receiver Travis McKee (3) and Western freshman wide receiver Dirk Dallas (84) sit on the sidelines in the fourth quarter Saturday. McKee had three catches for 55 yards and one touchdown and Dallas had one catch for 15 yards in Saturday's game at Qwest Field. C.J. Green ended Reilly's conference-record 184 pass attempts without a pick. Central's 50 points were a Battle in Seattle record for most points scored in the game's six-year history. "[Reilly] is a great player, probably the best [Division II] quarterback in the country," Western senior quarterback Adam Perry said. "He may be better than some [Division I] quarterbacks out there and has a great chance to go play in the pros after this. I have a lot of respect for him." Western senior quarterback Adam Perry displayed sharp passing of his own, throwing for 320 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions. Western fell.to 3-2 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference while Central remained undefeated at 5-0 after Saturday's game. Central stayed in first place in the conference, increasing the distance between them and Western and Western Oregon University, who are currently tied for second place. [Reilly] is a great player, probably the best [Division II] quarterback in the country. He may be better than some [Division I] quarterbacks out there and has a great chance to go play in the pros after this - Adam Perry, Western senior quarterback Western fell behind 16-0 early in the first quarter, courtesy of a safety and two Reilly touchdowns. Perry led a second-quarter rally by the Vikings, as he rushed for a touchdown and connected with Western senior wide receiver Travis McKee for a score. Western trailed Central 22-14 going into half time. 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"I thought it was going to be a high-scoring game and we would have to score a lot of points to win," Central head coach Blaine Bennett said. "It was neat to be back in the state of Washington, back at Qwest Field and involved with a great rivalry like the Western-Central rivalry." The efficient Central offense continued to score at will, as Reilly connected with senior wide receiver Johnny Spevak for a touchdown to make the score 36-21. On the ensuing possession, Western could not convert a fourth and goal on the Central six-yard line as the Wildcats began to take control of the game going into the fourth quarter. Central's Morris scored his second rushing touchdown with twelve minutes and 41 seconds left in the game and Reilly finished another quality performance, throwing his fourth touchdown with 5 minutes, 5 seconds remaining. Western scored in the last three minutes of the fourth quarter, courtesy of a two-yard rushing touchdown by Western junior running back Randall Eldridge. Western will travel to Grand Forks, ND to'play the University of North Dakota Oct. 18 before coming back to Civic Field to play Humboldt State University in the Vikings' final home game Oct. 25. m Volleyball suffers first season loss Meaghan Cox THE WESTERN FRONT The Western volleyball team lost their first match of the season on Saturday, falling short in the fifth set against University of Alaska Fairbanks. "When you come out of a game like this, you feel horrible," Western senior middle blocker Tiana Roma said. "But this forces us to focus on what we're doing wrong and fix it." Western had a close first set but lost 29-27. In the second set Western dominated 25-13. The Vikings continued their momentum through the third set and won 25-21. Alaska Fairbanks came back in the fourth set and won 25-22. In the fifth set, the Vikings led, but attack errors by multiple players gave Alaska Fairbanks the victory, finishing 15-13. 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Please visit www.eggdonorselect.com to apply. ---------- Western Front 2008-10-14 - Page 12 ---------- 12 I SPORTS Tuesday â€¢ October 14,2008 I The Western Front Cross country runs past competition Marisa Willis THE WESTERN FRONT The Western cross country team ran to victory Saturday at Lake Padden Park in Bellingham. The men's and women's team beat rival Seattle Pacific University (SPU) and earned a first-place team title in both races at the 35th annual Western Invitational. The Vikings' dual victories were led by Western sophomores Jordan Welling and Bennett Grimes for the men and sophomore Sarah Porter and junior Courtney Olsen for the women. Western head coach Kelven "Pee Wee" Halsell said both the men's and women's performances at the meet were encouraging as the team gets closer to their post-season meets. "We're coming around and we're running faster," Halsell said. "We're where we need to be, to be running at [the national championships on Nov. 11]" This was the fourth year in a row the Western men's team has received first-place honors on their 10-kilometer course and the first victory for the Western women since 2002 on their 6-kilometer course. Porter and Olsen placed first and second in the women's race with times of 21 minutes, 24 seconds and 22:20 consecutively. This led the Viking women to post the lowest team score of 25, putting them ahead of SPU and Central Washington University (CWU). Porter said it felt good to finish more than 30 seconds under last year's winning time, posted by SPU's Jessica Pixler, especially on Western's home course. "I just felt a lot of pride coming in because people were yelling, 'Go Western! Go Western!' because it was our meet," Porter said. "That we were able to represent ourselves like that was really, really awesome." Pixler, the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II National Champion, opted to attend an invitational meet in San Diego instead of racing against Western at Lake Padden. Now that Porter has won her sixth cross country meet this season, she said she is looking forward to Western's next meet, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships Oct. 25 in Yakima. "[Conference] will be my first chance to race Pixler head-to-head, so I would really like to give her a run for her money," Porter said. On the men's course, it was a sprint to the finish with less than four seconds between the first and third place times. Saint Martin's University.John Riak won the race with a time of 31:44, Welling finished second at 31:45 and Grimes came in a close third at 31:48. "It felt really relaxed for the first four and a half miles," Welling said. "Then we hit the last hills [on the course] and we just started moving. We were just flying." Because St. Martin's did not race the meet with a full squad of seven men, their two top finishing times did not count toward an overall team score. This default allowed the Vikings to take over the first through seventh places for the race. The Viking men received the lowest team score of 15, placing them ahead of SPU, Seattle Running Club, CWU and the University of British Columbia. Welling said he had expected the race would be a battle between Grimes, Riak and himself, but said he had not imagined the race to be as close as it turned out. Riak was the NCAA Division II West Regional champion in 2007. photo by jon Bergman THE WESTERN FRONT Women participants prepare for their 6,000-meter run at the start of the 35th Annual Western Invitational Cross Country Classic Saturday Oct. 11 at Lake Radden. 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Title: Western Washington Collegian - 1958 December 12
Date: 1958-12-12
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1958_1212 ---------- Western Washington Collegian - 1958 December 12 - Page 1 ----------n Takes Aw The Western Washington Collegian received 183 out of 200 points to emerge as top-ratednewspaper for the second year in a 13-college critical judgement of newspapers and- annuals, byprofessionals in the
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Show more1958_1212 ---------- Western Washington Collegian - 1958 December 12 - Page 1 ---------- n Takes Aw The Western Washington Collegian received 183 out of 200 points to emerge as top-ratednewspaper for the second year in a 13-college critical judgement of newspapers and- annuals, byprofessionals in the newspaper and printing business. WAYNE EHLERS, Collegian Managing Editor;Wallie Funk, main Editor; and James H. Bliss, publications adviser, look over the and Klipsun Fridaynight. speaker; Ken Robertson, Collegian awards presented to the Collegian Tamanawas of CPS tookthird and second place annual awards. THE CULMINATION OF a year's efforts by a segment of Western students was achieved last Friday evening when the Evergreen State Press Association Awards for the best newspaper and the best annual of the Conference went to Western's Collegian and Klipsun.Carolyn Kyle edited the Klipsun and Ken Robertson the Collegian. The newspaper winners weredetermined by two judges, Bill Fowler of the Beliingham Herald and Ed Litchfield of the S p o k a n eSpokesman-Review. These two men judged the entries on a 100 point system, with points given formakeup, coverage, photography, typography and headlines. SECOND PLACE IN THE Conferencewent to the Mooring Mast of Pacific Lutheran College and third place to the Campus Crier of Central.Eastern's Kinnikinick, and the BOOKS DUE ALL BOOKS IN GENERAL circulation from the CampusLibrary and from the Main Library must be returned, and all fines must be paid by Tuesday, Dec. 16,at 9:30 p.m. Students returning books or paying fines after this date will be charged a $1 clearance feein addition to the usual fine. The list price will be charged to all students for lost books, and grades willbe withheld from students who do not return books, pay for lost books or pay fines by Friday, Dec. 19.Special permission to keep books beyond the Tuesday night deadline may be granted to students whoneed the books for class use. Reserve books will continue to circulate through Thursday, Dec. 18. OUR CONTROVERSIAL CHRISTMAS PACKAGE To quote Perry Como, "We Get Letters . . ." On pages 5and 6 of this week's edition, we are almost deluged under a flood of letters. They cover everything fromClough to the Administration to boys singing to girls' houses. All we can say is that this is one opinion-packed Christmas package. We would like to tie it up with some kind of ribbon, but we don't think there is any strong enough to hold the controversial contents. It remains our policy, however, to print all signedletters, even though some of them wouldn't look nice under the campus Christmas tree.â€”The Editor.western Washington COLLEGIAN Western Washington College, Beliingham, Washington Vol. LS, No. 10 - Dee. 12, 1958 No more reel changes: Legislature Moves to Acquire 'Cinemascope' THE STUDENTLEGISLATURE WENT ON RECORD Wednesday night in approval of the purchase of an anamorphiclens, a new projector and installation expenses that will bring cinemascope movies and continuousprojection to campus movies. "By not charging admission to these movies, we will not have trouble from downtown people and everyone on campus could be admitted free," Legislator Barbara Bos, said inexplaining her plan for taking a 25 cent per person fee from present student government fees andapplying it to the cinemascope plan. The Legislature approved the committee recommendation andappointed a special committee to investigate the plan further. Fred Boede presented the group witha W Club plan to obtain programs from the Coca-Cola company for basketball games, selladvertising for them and sell them to students. Profits would be turned over to increasing athleticscholarships. "We're trying to build up our W Club to something besides just saying it's there,"Legislator Fred Emerson said. The Legislature approved the plan and gave the W Club permissionto carry it out, AFTER LISTENING TO COLLEGIAN EDITOR Ken Robertson for 15 minutes, andhaving heard Collegian Adviser James Bliss the week before, the Legislature unanimously approvedgiving the power in signing Collegian requisitions to the Collegian Editor. "I believe students shouldbe responsible for student money," Robertson said, "The Legislature can fire me any time if they don'tlike the way I handle it." IN ONE OF THE HASTIEST PARTS of the meetingâ€”adjournmentâ€”President Al Jung announced that next quarter the Student Union Committee would be junked andreplaced by a "Union Board" to be headed by Joe Malik, and that the ASB Executive was instituting aCodified Revision Committee that would advise the administration on the legal aspects of powersand commitments of the ASB. Bruce Hannaford, a graduate student, will head the committee. "Wait aminute, Mr. President; before we adjourn don't we approve of these things?" Legislator Dave Amosbroke in. "Next meeting," Jung stated and adjourned the legislature until next quarter. Curtain Rises onDrama of 'Suspense and Love' Tonight THE LEGEND of Barbara Allen will come to life tonight andtomorrow night in the Music Auditorium, as the curtain rises on "Dark of the Moon." Curtain time is8:15 p.m. This play, a story of a witch boy who wants to become human so he can court BarbaraAllen is a combination of music, dance and drama. It combines the elements of conflict, suspenseand love to make the story, as Dr. Gregory recently s t a t e d , "One of the most unusual and mostexciting plays to be given here at Western in recent years." The combination of unusual and interestingstage settings should also add to the excitement of the play, and making it a show worth seeing. I N TE R P R E T I N G SMOKEY MOUNTAIN life has been the goal of Richardson and Burney, the twoSouth Carolinan authors of "Dark of the Moon." In the play they have set forth a standard of living verydifferent from that of our own, one A scene from 'Dark of the Moon.' which may be criticizedâ€”oraccepted by open minded people for what it isâ€”a standard of a class below that which we normallyaccept. Tickets for the production can be obtained all day today at the box office in the A-M Building.Tickets will also be available to students this evening and tomorrow evening upon presentation of theirASB cards. For those other than students and faculty there will be a. one dollar admission charge. ---------- Western Washington Collegian - 1958 December 12 - Page 2 ---------- Page 2 WESTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGIAN December 12, 1958 Western hosts press conference:Paper Responsible to Students Not Gov't; Jung Tells Editors Nearly 50 newspaper and annual staffmembers from all annual representatives lt; " 7 ' ' Â° ' ' ' p n President Al Jung say that ued theiranalysis of "â€” a over Washington State heard ASB a newspaper editor is responsible to his readers,not his govern ment, as he welcomed delegates to the fifth annual Evergreen State Press AssociationConference held in Bellingham Friday and Saturday The total delegation of approximately 45 studentsfrom colleges state heard speeches by Northwest and universities throughout the publications personnel, both collegiate and professional, and discussed publications problems in annual and newspaperseminars. Meeting at the Bellingham Hotel on Friday and Saturday, the group moved to the campus forthe Saturday afternoon sessions. Because of the weather, several of the delegations from east of themountains left late Saturday afternoon. ASB PRESIDENT AL JUNG welcomed the representativesFriday and spoke of the mutual responsibilities and communication necessary to both the studentpress and student government. The student press, Jung stated, is not responsible to its studentgovernment but to its student readers. Both student government and the student press should try tofoster public and individual expression among students. Herald City Editor Bill Fowler spoke to thenewspaper representatives on the general quality of their papers and then dealt specifically with . e a c h . . paper. Fowler commented; that , he "believed that many of the limitations to be found in collegenewspapers were the result of very restricted budgets and, consequently, limited space, rather than to a lack of talent." On the whole, he considered the efforts quite good. A PROFESSIONAL REPORTER,Larry Hildebrand, also of the Herald, spoke to the group as future journalists late Friday afternoon.Talking informally, he answered questions about profesisonal journalism and compared it toCollegiate work. Also on Friday afternoon, Clyde Robinson, manager of Student Publications at theUniversity of Washington, spoke to annual representatives. He discussed the reason why theUniversity had elected to have their yearbook published by a firm in Texas rather than a local one. Mainly the switch was due to the increased services which the Texas company offered and a lower bid bysome $4,000. Following Robinson's talk, the annual group heard James Abbott of Seattle's CraftsmanPress explain the advantages of Photolithographic Printing. MAIN SPEAKER AT the banquet, WallieFunk, Editor of the Anacortes American, presented the newspaper plaque to Wayne Ehlers, ManagingEditor of the Collegian. Dr. O'Brien of the English Department, made the annual award. On SaturdayMiss Bonnie Wiley from Central led a seminar on Newspaper features, and continued the judging decisions made on the annuals. Later in the morning Rogan Jones spoke to the entire group on his trip to Russia, and the Russian newspaper and T-V. THE NOON BANQUET at Edens Hall wasattended by Dr. W. W. Haggard, Western president, who spoke briefly to the group on the college andtheir student bodies' problems and challenges which will have to be met in the near future. Highlight ofthe last session was a discussion of the freedom of the press, preceded by a brief statement ofpositions by Western Legislator Jack Rabourn and Wayne Ehlers. At the same time Letterpressprinitng was discussed by Kenneth Miller of Western Engraving in Seattle. His talk was followed bycomments on annual photography by Russ Clift of Jukes Studio in Bellingham. DON DANIELS ofEastern and Linda Bruns of Whitworth were elected by the assembly to succeed Ken Robertson andFaith Hearsey as 1959 ESPA Director and Secretary. "IF HB5 GOTTA WEAE MY SHIFTS I WISHHE'D STOP USINQ INIC FOR HIS TESTS." No-Doz, No Books, No Notes Present Challenge at FinalsAS THE QUARTER'S end draws nigh and student speculation concerning finals mushrooms intosomething akin to panic, haggard faces and No-Doz breath are the rule rather than the exception. Thisgrim situation is not even alleviated by playful conversation. Gay cries of "How are you?" areacknowledged with bellicose, "I stayed up all night cramming and now you try to pick a fight." Snorts . .. Most scholars admit "final days" are the low points of their collegiate careers. Therefore, in theinterest of our thought-congested public, the COLLEGIAN is publishing hints which should aid theanxious tyro in his Moments of Truth (apologies to Mr. Hemingway) . One excellent way to preparefor the oncoming rush of paperwork is to study the quarter's notes care- (Continued on Page 8) FinalsSchedule CLASSES MEETING only once or twice weekly will hold examinations in the last regularclass session to avoid conflicts. Classes meeting three or more times weekly: Wednesdays, December17 12 o'clock classes at 12 o'clock 2 o'clock classes at 2 o'clock REGULAR CLASSES meet throughthe eleven o'clock hour Wednesday, examinations begin at 12 noon. Only those classes scheduled forexaminations will meet Wednesday afternoon and thereafter. Thursday, December 18 9 o'clock classes at 8 o'clock 11 o'clock classes at 10 o'clock 1 o'clock classes at 1 o'clock Friday, December 19 8 o'clockclasses at 8 o'clock 10 o'clock classes at 10 o'clock 3 o'clock classes at 1 o'clock 'COKE" IS AREBtSTEREO TRADE-MARK. COPYRIGHT Â© 1358 THE COCA-C*!.* COMPANY. -â€¢SAVE-Cashand Carry Discount Fine Dry Cleaning Expert Repairs and Alterations Free Minor Repairs SuperiorCleaners 207 Chestnut THE DEPARTMENT of SPEECH presents Darh of the Moon Tonight -Tomorrow 8:15 p. m. College Auditorium College students may get their FREE reserved seat tickets atthe Auditorium box office Cheerless leader Not a "rah rah" left in him! He's just discovered there's nomore Coke. And a cheer leader without Coke is as sad as a soap opera. To put the sparkle back in hiseyeâ€”somebody!â€” bring him a sparkling cold Coca-Cola! Drink (mS SIGN OF GOOD TASTE Bottledunder authority of The Coca-Cola Company by COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. OF BELLINGHAM ---------- Western Washington Collegian - 1958 December 12 - Page 3 ---------- December 12, 1958 WESTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGIAN Page 3 Camera Sheds Light On 'Darl^ ofMoon' When the curtain rises on "Dark of the Moon' tonight college students will see one of the mostunusual plays to be presented on the Western campus. Publicity has been built up around these aspectsof the play: it will feature hill folk, the main character is a "witchboy," it is a story of love and suspense,"witchboy" is supposed to fly from a mountain on stage. The staging of the play, the preparation, thedirection are things playgoers do not see, however. But they are the things that make the play. Behind the scetves-.-.they have been building a "mountain" on the Western stage, they have beenrehiarsirigHheir'Mnes, fnd the final results will be the work of the direction of Dr. William Gregory, aman'Who will not even appear on stage. To get this story in pictures, the Collegian sent photographerJohn Zuanich behind the curtain to capture what we think are some unusual pictures. They show theexpresion, the off-guard moment, the people you will not see on stage, the ivhole drama that takes placeweeks ahead of the presentation of a play, which is only the quintessence of days and hours of workcrystallized into a final, brief, fezo hours. Photo-Feature By John Zuamich â€¢ * * DAVE BUFF andPatti Eppig embrace, (in the course of the play?) * â€¢ â€¢ TWO 'real cool cats' are Diane Cowlesand Eli Jones, witches for the evening. â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ VICKI FOSS and Dr. Gregory hang up clothes andcostumes in the Green Room in preparation for Friday night. â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ ELI JONES casts a waryone-eyed look as she Is "made up." â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ DR. GREGORY and Geri Mac- Masters consult witheach other before applying Jim Herth's makeup. ---------- Western Washington Collegian - 1958 December 12 - Page 4 ---------- p*t â€¢ 4 WESTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGIAN December 12, 1958 Drastic Construction Cut PutsPublications in SUB BY PAT PALMER A DRASTIC $17,000 COST cut will provide the new StudentUnion Building at Western with the needed money for a publications area. The original bid forconstruction of the SUB did not call for this additional section. David Laster, chairman of the . Student Union Committee, and Harold Goltz, director of Student Activities, have requested the contractors tomake material and structural changes which will result in the reduction of --' the cost of the building. yThe cost cuts include a savings of $5,560 made possible by changing accoustical plaster to accousticaltile throughout most of the building. The elimination of all Mag-nasite Terrazzo floors except in thelobby and on the front stairs will save $7,000. "WE HAVE HAD WONDERFUL cooperation from thecontractors in making changes in building costs without destroying the quality and characteristics of thebuilding," Goltz said. The added publications area will now be able to provide room for a new CollegianOffice, as well as space for the other publications, such as The Profile, The Writer, The Navigator, and The Klipsun. A darkroom and other photographic facilities will be included. UNDER A" 300-DAYcontract, the construction of the SUB, which waa begun on Nov. 3, is scheduled to be finished on Aug.28, 1959. Interior Designer Douglas Bennett is working in collaboration with Architect Fred Bassetti.Bennett is deciding upon the interior decorations now instead of waiting to plan the furnishings whenthe building is completed. Substituting as a ballroom, the main lounge will have colored thermostatic-controlled lights, which can be raised or lowered, brightened or dimmed. Bennett is designing the lounge furniture and features in conjunction with these electrical lights. "If they ever get a cinemascope lensfocused on this part of the campus . . . wow!" 'No More Breaks in Movies,9 ASB Veep Says Deck theHalls with Advertising' THE ASB SOCIAL BOARD is considering the purchase of an anamorphic lensadapter, a cinemascope screen and a new arc projector for continual movie projection. Of course thisproject will be expensive. The anamorphic lens adaptor zootdd cost approximately $220, thecinemascope screen (size 14' x 30') would run about $450 and the new arc projector, being the mostexpensive, would cost about $1,500. Installation cost of all would be $300. The present projector hasundergone a complete overhaul and at the present time is in excellent condition. The question thenwould be, are you students satisfied with the present system of movies? At the present Western has an adequate movie program. This means we have a popular price and fairly good selection of movies, butthey are one, two or three years old. To strive for an even better program, we can not maintain the status quo. The second projector would give Social Board movies a theater-like showing. No breaks would bepresent â€” each film would be shown straight through. Is this an item we can do without?Cinemascope is a coming thing on several Washington college campuses. Central WashingtonCollege has installed this program and it is working out very well. The rental of cinemascope films would not cost any more than what we pay at the present time for our films. The only additional cost wouldmost likely be five or ten cents per student to make allowances for wage increases for studentemployees which goes into effect' next year. THEN, W E S T E R N STUDENT BODY, shall wespend approximately $2,500 for the, entire program? Can we do without the additional arc projector? We would appreciate hearing from you.â€”Kirb Cleveland AIR CONDITIONED the ALPINE CAFETERIA 1223 Cornwall B. B. Has the Selection FURNITURE HOUSEWARES APPLIANCES EASYPAYMENT SERVICE Corner of Bay and Prospect Christmas is just about here, the snow is (was, atleast) falli n g , bells are ringing, and everyone is of good cheer-especially people with a product tosell. Those people, the manufacturers and others who take advantage of Christmas to push a product,are the target of Stan Freberg, a master of sarcasm, who takes a king-sized swing at those whocommercialize the Yule-tide season on a new record called GREEN CHRISTMAS. This new release is a 6 minute, 50 second blast by Freberg, with the Jud Conlon (never heard of them) Chorale and BillyMay's band, at those who utilize November and December to make a holly-wreathed buck. The record is chock-full of priceless barbs: "Christmas has two S's in it, and they're both dollar signs," criesFreberg in answer to one who suggests that Christmas might have some other significance than acommercial one. "Words to live by," gloats Scrooge, played by Freberg, "Christmas is something totake advantage ofâ€”jump on the red and green bandwagonâ€”a sentimental shot in the arm forsales!" "Deck the halls with advertising, What's the use of compromising?" scheeches the Choralewith glee. And so it goes. The public can take its hat off to Stan Freberg, an advertising man himself, for expressing the general ill feeling towards the massive prostitution of a pretty important birthday. Whiletalking about records, I may as well bring up another record of a different vein. The record is an AngelRecording, T H E R U S S I A N A R MY You're ALWAYS Next! HALVERSON'S BARBER SHOP 125North Coinercial Bellingham Hotel Building "We must put the College on the map, men. This is it. 'Give a student for Christmas/ Tremendous, eh men?" CHORUS AND BAND. At the risk of being named a"pink," I want to say that this record is excellent. The Chorus is magnificent and polished, the bandplays with authoritativeness and finesse. The band and the chorus work as a unit, and the listener isoverwhelmed by the marvelous total sound generated by this] team. The selections are mainlyRussian and Ukranian folk songs, but as this performance was given in London, the Russians comeacross with two well known English songs as well. One of the very impressive numbers is the oldfavorite, "The Volga Boatmen." This one gives the chorus a real chance to show their stuff, and they do.THE SHOCK OF MY LIFE came when I heard this group take off on "It's A Long Way to Tiperary"; tosay the least, I was impressed. At the end of this cut I zoas looking for a dotted line to sign my nameon. The listener can still feel the glint in the eyes of the Russians as they outdo the English on theirown song. Get good and liberal; give this record a listen. ZIPPER 3-RING BINDERS 30% OffSTATIONERY-VARSITY 30% Off FILLER PAPERâ€”2 50c Pkgs 77c STUFFED ANIMALS 20% OffDESK BLOTTERSâ€”Reg. 75c 30c While they last MEN'S GYM SHOES, Blackâ€”Special. $4.05Regular $8.95 See our new low rental prices on Skis, Poles and Boots Student Co-op Store See OurQuality School Jewelry ---------- Western Washington Collegian - 1958 December 12 - Page 5 ---------- December 12, 1958 WESTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGIAN Page 5 The Police and the Student \.RÂ«aâ€žl.l.yâ€ž rroouunnd the ivy ALONG WITH THOSE WHO COMMERCIALIZE CHRISTMAS, thereseems to be a â€¢ â€¢' B N '1 CI h tendency in Bellingham to commercialize on the College. Y C1 Â£Perhaps is is only because the Bellingham Police Department is trying to enforce the law, and Whilewalking past the playfield in front of the Campus School perhaps it is only because college students areoversensitive about receiving parking tickets or t h e o t h e r d a y I *** t n e siris' field ^ k e y team inaction. From the being arrested on their way to mail a letter. If this is the case, then some of the lawsshould be changed or at least made public more often. A college student we know was walking innocently down the street this quarter when he was taken to the Police Department and accused of molesting agirl. His grilling was not pleasant. More students we know are having trouble finding places to park theircars and when they park them in 'no parking' areas at night where they have never received tickets before, they suddenly find themselves receiving parking tickets, even when their parking is not obstructing trafficor harming anyone. The arrests and tickets may all be within the law, but it is certainly not a way for thePolice Department to win friends and influence people. GENERALLY, POLICEMEN IN THIS CITY AREUNDERSTANDING and nice people. Lately their actions appear as a crusade to gain money for the city.We say "appear." Perhaps they are only up here because alarmists in this part of the city have atendency of calling the police whenever they hear a strange noise. There seem to be too many prissypeople who would not allow college students to have a little normal, human fun,, sometimes, especiallywhen the fun is actually hurting no one. If the city and the people in it do not understand that youngpeople do not yet have the "maturity" to conduct themselves always as if attending a funeral, then theyshould import a seminary or establish a few more mortuaries in their town. At any rate, the interest of thePolice Department is not what we are talking about when we students of Western invite the interest of thecity in our affairs and activities. 'LETTERS -WE GET LETTERS9 'Has Clough Seen Humor?' aboutStudent Government, and these sentiments are also the sentiments of the majority of the student body)and many of the other sore spots here at Western. CONCERNING NEIL CLOUGH'S Many a Fridayafternoon I've shown by these men who gave sev^ column, "Rally Round the Ivy," we stood in the hall atOld Main as eral encores. are not quite sure what he is try- the Collegians were delivered. The ing to saywhen he writes, "Who is students come up take one out of this insignificant nobody who wrote the rackand they first turn to the letter about me which appears Clough's column; after that they on the editorialpage? He must be read the rest of the paper, one of those guys who is going to THIS YEAR'S Collegian(as run for office." was proved by your ESPA looks of things we should take the next Olympics with "nosweat." TO THE BLUE BLAZER WEARERS Well you've made a heck of a big mess, now when are yougoing to start doing something. To whom it may concernâ€”It has been brought to my attention by several members of the "W" Club that there have been many fellows on campus wearing athletic awards earnedat high schools and colleges other than Western. The honor of wearing athletic awards on this campus is strictly reserved for those who have won their award here at Western. Sweaters and jackets received atother institutions are not to be worn on the WWC Campus. â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ Daffynitionsâ€”Chaperone: Onewho is too old to get into the game, but still tries to intercept passes: Bigamist: A guy that keeps TWOhimself. The Viks beat CPS last Friday, but on Saturday night they were edged by PLC in a real hardfought contest. Aside Lines: A girl's biggest asset is a man's imagination . . . Why can't we have a whole week for finals instead of just two and a half days? . . . Too had one of those icy branches didn't fall onsomeone who doesn't matter (A Legislator). â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ express their sincere appreciation to who w a s t h a t ciimbing up the fire escape at Edens last Gary Lind and the group of men weekend? . . . I hear tellthat the party after the ESPA conference was students who gave a beautiful a reai baU. , . . Firstimpressions: she looked as though she had dressed Christmas serenade Monday night. m f r o n t of anairplane propeller. . . . Ad for grass seed: How are you The terrible weather conditions did fjxed for bladesPeople who live in glass houses shouldn't undress not dampen the Christmas spirit ^ the living room. . . .Who was it that threw that bag of water from the window of MRH at the local goon squad last Saturdaynight. . . . The difference between wrestling and dancing is that some holds are Remember when you flyto be sure and take How about a repeat? barred in wrestling. THE GIRLS OF KLUANE a plane. A letterfrom the editor: Is he implying that the student is an insignificant nobody, and therefore what thestudent feels is not important? Or, is he trying to say that anyone who backs the legislature isinsignificant? Is this the paper's latest way of improving public relations? It seems as though Cloughcan hand out criticism but is a little too thin-skinned to take it! Oh yes, has anyone on the Collegianstaff besides Dave Amos ever heard of original humor? We're glad Clough labels his "jokes" as such!We're also wondering why the paper allows Clough to write for it. We've all seen better examples ofwriting in high school. Pity the poor gullible souls who are influenced by his column! BONNIE JOHNSON VIRGINIA LOUSHIN ROBIN REA DONNA OSBORNE PAULA GILES JOY SHERMAN JEANJELLISON DONNA SIMS SHIRLEY EDNEY 'Clough Speaks award) is the best ever since Why WePrint Clough's 'Column' I've been here at WWCE. This is due to you Mr. Editor who have had foresightenough to employ the services of writers such as Mr. Clough who have aroused the interest of theWWCE student body. I would be willing to bet that you have increased your readers 10% because ofthis. I say a job well done to Mr. Clough. JIM SMITH An Interested Student (Clough Writes InRudeness' To the Editor: It seems to me that Mr. Clough, by branding a person who has the p o r y e a r s the y have"turneorovVr"the"page; of Their audacity to criticize him as an in- c o U e g e n e w s p a p er a n d f o u n d n o t h i t h a t r e p r e s e n t ed significant nobody, has placed fchem or e y e n r e mmeTested them. B u t t h ey himself above criticism. Is he a God? â€žâ€ž,. *__ +Vlio nnnÂ«*. Â«,Â«.. iÂ«. ^ -,*. , iL, pay for this paperâ€”they make it possible. It is this editor's belief that because of thatalone there should be something in their college newspaper that they can turn to and enjoy and feel isspeaking for them. Why do we of the Collegian print the Column of Neil Clough? That is a question that is being asked more violently than ever these days, and we do have an answer. The president of theAssociated Students Friday stated that the newspaper editor's responsibility is not to the studentgovernment, but to the student readers. This is a point we have long believed in and battled over, and areabsolutely overjoyed that at long last someone has joined our side who is not necessarily on our side allthe way. We print the column of Neil Clough because we believe he and his opinions are representative of a majority of the students at Westernâ€”the students who do not take part in government, who do noteven attend legislature meetings, who have little to say in anything that goes on around the College, who do not seem to matter to many people in high offices. But they are here and they have opinions. Thesepeople matter to us. They are our readers. or 0 Dear Editor: AFTER READING Mr. Opper-man's letter to the editor of last week I felt it my duty to come to the aid of Neil Clough. It is my opinion, but I feel I can safely say that it is the opinion of 75 to 80% of the student body that Mr. Clough's column has broughtnew light to the Collegian. In the three years I've been at Western Neil Clough is the first guy with gutsenough to stand up and say what he thinks FOR SOMEONE WHO quite often abounds in rude, purelyemotional, and often unfounded criticism, he has little room to speak. I hope that during his studentteaching (which he is doing now) he doesn't pass this irresponsible attitude on to the children. By theway, Mr. Clough, I am not a member of the Legislature and I'm not in need of measurements for ablazer. But I am one of several who have been disgusted with your column since its inception.ROBERT WHEELER 'Thank the Boys For the Sernade To the Editor: KLUANE HALL WOULD like toClough's column is certainly not grounded on fact or even on good "journalism." It is a column of opinionand that has always been stated. In contrast to it, we offer a column by the ASB Executive, the news ofthe college, the solid facts on our other pages, and even editorial opinion that solidly differs with Mr.Clough. But for us to ignore the average studentâ€”the one who really pays for this paper and itspublication-would be a reversion to the past when cliques controlled everything and only they hadnewspaper space to continually harangue on points that interested nobody but themselves. Mr. Clough's criticism may be rude, but often the truth is rude. His opinions may not be fact, but who can say what isfact, and how many can say that people in public offices always speak the truth when all many of themever utter are platitudes and harmless philosophies to content people who do not know what is goingon, because what is really going on is kept from them? Mr. Clough may offend the pleasant attitudes and the "nice" atmosphere on our campus, but the pleasant and the nice are not the only facts of life. Thejokes and criticisms he writes may not be original or nice or pleasant, but they are what people think and say everyday, and when one cannot print what he thinks or says, then the printed word will neverrepresent anything but an emasculated, distorted picture of our life and times. We believe that themajority of our readers want his column to continue and until that belief is changed it will continue. To ushe represents the students who pay for publication of the Collegian. Not just the people in office, or thepeople who complain about anything they do not consider "nice." We may not always agree with what he says, but we defend his right to say it. He occupies only a small space in our paper compared to thecountless people who are always saying the same old things. Never before has this editor been told byso many students that they like something in the Collegian as those who tell him about Clough's column. By the way, if you do not like his column, why do you read it? â€”KEN ROBERTSON WW CollegianEntered as second class matter at the post office at Bellingham, by virtue of the act of March 8. 1879.Second Class Postage Paid at Bellingham. Washington Published weekly except during vacationperiod*, Printed by Cox * Ebright. Inc. Iftllinghara, Washington Subscription rate, by mail, $5.00 peryear, in adranca Editor Ken Robertson Managing Editor Wayne Ehlers News Editor ... Faith HearseySports Editor ... Doug Simpson Copy Editor Sharon Koivisto Social Editor Mamie Nelson Adviser .James H. Bliss Special Coverage Staff Lyle Price, Brenda Lindsley COLLEGIAN REPORTING STAFF:Frances Evans, Pat Palmer, Linda Lawson, Elaine Nogami, Bob MacArthur, Howard DeWitt, PatBellingar, Carol Zeigler, Anne Allen, John Greer. ---------- Western Washington Collegian - 1958 December 12 - Page 6 ---------- Page 6 WESTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGIAN December 12, 1958 Letter to the editor: 1 Challenge the Administration1 Dear Editor: "STATUS QUO" IS A hallowed word at Western. Retain the "status quo"and Western will retain its static position which seems to be the aim of certain members of theadministration and the administrative policy. I would like to ask Dr. Haggard, does Western have anArts and Science Program? The college catalogue implies that it does, but the Placement Office does not seem to be aware of the fact. Wednesday night several of the Arts and Science seniors attendeda meeting in which "ALL seniors are urged to attend" only to find one hour and fifteen minutes devoted to placing teachers and not one mention of placement for the Arts and Science graduate. About 20% ofthe student body are enrolled in the Arts and Science Program. Are all of these people to be exposed toa system which is the outgrowth of the Education Curriculum? Whether in an education or non-education course, the emphasis is placed on the situation we will face as a graduated teacher. IWISH TO EXPRESS the student's appreciation to Mr. O'Neil for the wonderful job he is doing ondistributing information on scholarships available to Western graduates. On more than one occasionhe has implied that the Western student is not capable of being granted a good scholarship. Hemay be right. I cannot remember tlie lasi, recipient of a Rhodes orâ€¢ Fulbright awardâ€”or could it bethat the qualified students are not made aware of their availability. It is encouraging to find that thePuritan ideology is still retained at Western. It seems that n o t b e h e r e - However, I and manycigarette advertising is to be others are fed-up with the prevailing frowned upon in the COLLEG- graduatehigh school attitude. If IAN. We are all aware of the t n e college catalogue is to continue fact that theWestern student to l i s t a n Axts a n d Science Program, does not smoke, and can evi- l e t i t s effectbe felt in the academic dence this hyprocisy in the form realm and not only verbiage in a of the cigarettemachine in the Publication. We want a college student lounge. It is also grati- w h i c h We c a n n a m ew i t h Pr i d e i n" fying to note, Dean Powers, that s t e a d o f hanging our head in shame a certainlocal dining room is a n d stating we are from Bellingham not an approved college meeting ^o r m a l -place because it has a bar in the same building. Are you aware, Miss Powers, that Western has thereputation of a drinking school? WE IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCE Curriculum consider Western to be a good school or we would I challenge the Administration to publicly express their views on theseissues. Do you, the liberal arts students of Western, agree with me? I am interested in your views andI'm sure the Administration is also. LARRY McCORD Since this will be taken as a seriouslycontroversial letter, it seems well to state here that letters to the editor do not reflect the opinion of theCollegian or the College.â€”Editor I T HAS BEEN I^OVBP AND SECONDED THAT WE SEffATQCS BEEXEMPT FROM -SCHOOt-CAWS. ALU OPPOSED MAY TURN IN THEIR COCLCP LI PS. It's a LongStory . . . 'â€¢ Freshman Tells of Germany TRY OUR DRIVE-IN CASH AND CARRY MILK PUN Saveon Fresh Milk "IT'S A LONG STORY, but the final reason why we came to America was because weconsidered it would be an adventure," explains Western freshman Christal Gedicks to the question ofwhy she and her parents left Germany in 1956. The details go back to World War II. "I WAS BORN INWHAT IS NOW EAST GERMANY, but during the war we moved away from advancing troops. For fouryears we didn't know where my father was, and when we were re-united after the war we no longer had ahome." But it was not until the family was settled in Lubach, near Hamburg, and inflation struck thatthey applied to come to America. Meanwhile, Mr. Gedicks sold his store and moved the family toWupper-tal, in the Rhineland. 'We'd heard that everyone in America is a millionaire," Miss Gedicksrecalls with a smile. "We thought we would go to America and join the crowd. But it took three years toget the papers through. There was red tape and countless questions. They kept asking us, 'Are youNazis? We were told we'd have to wait." WITH A CHARMING SMILE, the freshman class Homecomingprincess added, "I'm glad we moved now. I like it very much in this nation, and I like it at Western." Buttimes were not always so bright. "I can still remember the war. It was terrible. We moved from town totown and I can remember streets lined with dead persons or with marching soldiers." It was near the end of the war that Miss Gedicks recalls seeing Russians for the first time. She-remarked that theyseemed to have no culture or civilization. They washed potatoes in the toilet, for instance, and had goldteeth made from confiscated rings and watches, the comely Western lass stated. "There is hatred of the Russians for what they did in Germany. The Americans gave us candy bars and the attitude of thepeople was different towards them. But the children were afraid to go to the Russians." She mentionedmore atrocious specific instances, then digressed to tell a humorous story about the Russians. It seems that her mother knew a lady from whom had been stolen a pocket watch, and that the Russian soldiertook the watch to the jewelry store. There he demanded the large watch be made into three little wristwatches! The pleasantness of West Germany's Rhineland was made evident. :^: . y?J.v-: Â£-: â€¢ .^ ' "People in Germany are not so rushed as in America. We like natureâ€”water and nature. I like thepeople in the Rhine-land. And there's drinking. From age 10! Well . . . You should go to the winterfestsâ€” not just because of the wine, though. Many Americans attend them. The interview wasreluctantly (on the reporter's part) concluded with her observation that too many political questions had been asked. Student Christal Gedicks then returned to class. Western Wins, Loses In TacomaTournament PACKAGE ICE CREAM At Our Drive-In Hillview Dairy 1824 Cornwall Avenue We ServeLunches and Refreshments 24-HOUR SERVICE On WEDDING INVITATIONS 0ox Sfruyte, 9Â«c-PRINTERS STATIONERS PHONE REgent 4-6550 Below Bellingham National Bank * Star Rexall DrugCo. PRESCRIPTIONS TOILETRIES Open 9 to 9 â€” Sun. 6 to 9 State and Holly RE 3-3760 BY JOHNGREER WESTERN WASHINGTON'S Viking basketball squad defeated College of Puget Sound and lost to Pacific Lutheran in the Tacoma Athletic Commission Invitational Tournament at Tacoma lastweekend. The Viks squeaked by CPS Friday night by a 56-53 score and led PLC until the last fiveminutes before bowing 66-58 in Saturday's contest. The Viking-Logger game was close all the way.With two seconds left, Logger guard Isadore Washington scored to put CPS into a 50-48 lead, but hefouled Ron Thompson and the Vik center potted both free throws to send the game into overtime. Fromthere, the Norsemen scor- Save with our CASH AND CARRY DISCOUNT Vienna Cleaners 1-DAYSHIRT SERVICE 206 E. Magnolia Phone REgent 4-7620 T'-'itTf- V 'ft" YOTJR ROYAL TYPEWRITERDEALER Typewriter and Adding Machine Sales â€” Service â€” Rentals We carry all makes of portables and used machines Bellingham Business Machines (Next to Bon Marche) 1410 Commercial Phone RE 4-3630 Bellingham ed on six foul shots while the Loggers could muster only three. Thompson was high for both teams with 23 counters, and top Logger scorer was frosh guard Bill Demick with 15.SATURDAY NIGHT'S game between Western and PLC was also a closely contested battle. Westernwas hurt early in the game when Ron Thompson was forced to leave the floor with a multiple nosefracture, but the Viks stayed with the Lutes until the last moments when a barrage of PLC foul tossesfound the mark and the Vikings went down in defeat. High scorer for the game was Lute center BobRoiko who stuffed in 25 counters, 15 of them from the charity line. Bill Wright led the Vikings with 14while Nello Morganti picked up eleven. ENJOY GOOD FOOD IT'S Matt k Millie FOR THOSE WHO DO Complete Mealâ€”55c 316 W. Holly ---------- Western Washington Collegian - 1958 December 12 - Page 7 ---------- December 12, 1958 WESTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGIAN Page 7 Game Here Tonight: Seattle acificPlays Vikings By HOWARD DEWITT HOPING TO GET BACK on the victory trail Western's hoop squad meets Seattle Pacific College tonight at eight o'clock in the school gymnasium. Next Friday andSaturday night the Vikings tangle with Willamette and Linfield of the Northwest Conference. OnJanuary 22 Western travels to Linfield for their final tuneup prior to the opening of EvergreenConference action, on January 9. Seattle Pacific, minus their high scoring guard Loren Anderson, haveto depend on a double post. Orville Anderson, the Falcon's leading scorer, and John Knaplund handlethe pivot alignments. Pint-size Ron James is the top outside man and does a good job of feeding thepost men. RON THOMPSON, WESTERN'S high scoring center, will wear a face mask to protect hisbroken nose. A doubtful starter is Ray Kycek who bumped his head on the backboard in a recentscrimmage. Jack deKub-ber, a major disappointment so far this year, is now fully recovered from theankle injury that slowed him up in the first three games. COMMENTING ON HIS team's performance inTacoma Coach Jack Hubbard stated, "Our defense was good and the offense is rapidly improving. Our field goal percentage has not been too good but we have had a strong defense to fall back on." If Kycek is unable to play against Seattle Pacific, Ron Sal-tis will probably get the starting call. Saltis, astarter earlier in the season, is a good defensive player but has failed to score in the first three games. Hubbard expects his squad to be at full strength for the league opener against Eastern, Jan. 9. EdVadset and Wendy Weld will give Western considerable strength at guard and forward respectively, ifthey are eligible winter quarter. Both players were starters earlier in the season but have beenineligible due to grade difficulties. IN INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS reserve guard Dermot Cunningham has shot 67% from the field while Thompson has flipped in 52% of his field goal attempts. From the freethrow line Thompson has plunked in 23 of 31 attempts for 74 per cent. Gary Moore, freshman forward,leads the squad in free throw accuracy sinking four of five charity tosses for 80%. Thompson is theleading varsity scorer with 45 points. He is followed by freshman guard Nello Morganti with 38 points,and Bill Wright who has dropped in 20. Vik Women Wrap Up Sports Program with Hockey FridayALONG WITH CHRISTMAS presents many of the sports activities carried on by the women students,will be wrapped up, too, this week. Western's women took two volleyball teams to Everett Junior College last Friday to participate in an all-day volleyball sportsday. The Blue Team won 5 and lost 2 games.The "spikers" on this team were Betty Olson, captain, Leslie Larson, Jean Patton, Nancy Wheeler,Phyllis Hedges and Sandy Shaw. The White team Vik Swimmers Ready For Opening Meet UNDERTHE COACHING of John Kulbitski Western's mermen are slowly rounding into shape for the comingcampaign. The squad practices three times a week, although classes cause many of the squad'smembers to miss practices. A strong contingent of newcomers are pushing the Vikings' fivereturning letter winners for the varsity jobs. The squad will not be selected until shortly before theseason opens. Returning let-termen include Alan Coghill, Cole Comings, Charles McCurdy, Dave Munro, and Harold Ro-denberger. COMMENTING ON THIS year's team, Kulbitski stated, "If all the boys areeligible we will be much stronger from all indications, than we were last year. If we are going to be in topshape when the season starts we will have to go a little harder in practice." Rodenberger, who finishedsecond in the conference in the 200- yard breaststroke and in diving, seems to be the logical choicefor individual stardom. The 400-yard freestyle relay quartet finished second in the conference last year.Three members of this relay team return this season. WESTERN JOURNEYS to the University ofWashington on January 17 for a dual meet, and travels to College of Puget Sound on Jan. 21. TheTacoma school is the opposition Jan. 30 as the Vikings open their home schedule. 2 won and lost 5games. Those on this team were Gail Tunin-ga, captain; Sue Weidman, Irish Whitechurch, CarolynLaken-nies, Marilyn Gaskell and Esther Rousso. Many of the women students are still braving theelements for those last turnouts of field hockey. Field hockey is still being played but ice hockey is nowa pre-requisite. This week will also be the last week of hockey turnout as the women begin studyingfor finals. THE FALL SPORTS were summed up by the P.E. Department as "quite successful" asthere were many new participants as well as several old ones. The girls turning out for volleyball and field hockey wish to thank volleyball adviser Miss Hull and field hockey adviser Dr. Aitken. In joining with the Yuletide spirit, the Rheba D. Nickerson Club held its annual Christmas party at the home of theiradviser Miss Ruth Weythman on Tuesday, December 9. Dinner and a visit from Santa topped theevening. ON WEDNESDAY EVENING the Women's Recreational Association held their annualChristmas party in the Campus cafeteria. By DOUG SIMPSON Another honor was added to guard EdMelbourne's gridiron accomplishments last Friday. Melbourne was named to the first team All-PacificNorthwest. Jack Sim, Dennis Sheppard, and Fred Emerson received honorable mention. The Vikinghoopsters played well in Tacoma last weekend, but lost Saturday night to PLC, 66-58. Ron Thompsonand Bob Petrosik paced the squad to Friday night's overtime victory over CPS, 56-53. . After beingoutrebounded by mediocre St. Martins two zoeeks ago, Western showed vast improvement in that all-important department. The Viks pulled down 43 rebounds to only 11 by the Loggers of CPS. Neither team was particularly effective from the floor,, but were hot on the charity line. Western converted 30 of 42attempts, with Thompson sinking 17 of 20 tosses. Against PLC Western was ahead until the last fewminutes before falling before the Lutes, 66-58. Early in the first half Western's ace pivotman RonThompson suffered a compound fracture of his nose. Coach Jack Hubbard's squad fought hard, but minus the high scoring Thompson they'; could not hold off the always rough Lutes. Bob Roiko, who has beenovershadowed by Chuck Curtis the past two years proved his value by tanking 25 points to pace PLC. gt; gt; gt; Tonight Western takes on Seattle Pacific College here in the college gym. SPC has agood ball club paced by Orville Anderson, and will give the Vikings a real battle. Ron Thompson will beable to play with the aid of a face mask. With a healthy Thompson, Western, beginning to jell as a team,should be able to topple the Falcons. There is a new addition to the swimming team's equipment thisyear. Assistant Coach Chuck Stutz has designed a mechanical rabbit that paces the swimmers. The "tin cottontail" consists of a piece of cloth tied to a string on a motor-operated pulley. The string on the pulley extends the length of the pool and is located near the edge so that it can be seen by the swimmers.After a desired time is decided upon for each lap, the indivdual figures out the pace he would have to travel in order to obtain the time; then he sets the machine accordingly. The rabbit can travel as slow as 35seconds per lap, with faster times as desired. The pacer replaces the coach who ordinarily walks backand forth at a certain pace near the pool's edge. What will they think of next? College man's best friend SAVE TIME AND MONEY ON YOUR HOLIDAY TRIPS Everett $1.45 Seattle $2.00 Tacoma $3.00Portland $5.00 Wenatchee $4.70 Yakima $ 6.30 Walla Walla $10.20 Spokane $ 9.00 San Francisco,Cal. $20.00 Los Angeels, Cal. $25.70 All prices plus tax GREYHOUND THERE'S A GREYHOUNDAGENT NEAR YOU! It's such a comfort to take the bus... and leave the driving to usl ---------- Western Washington Collegian - 1958 December 12 - Page 8 ---------- Page 8 WESTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGIAN December 12, 1958 Amid the mobiles, a king: NeilPfundt Tops In Women's Eyes NEIL PFUNDT, junior, proved that he was first in the women student'seyes as he received the crown of AWS tolo king at the formal affair attended by 450 people last Friday evening. Pfundt was crowned at intermission of the dance by AWS president Barbara Vesledahl. Hewon out over his seven opponents in an election held during the day of the tolo. A junior residing atDaniels Hall, he is an art major and a biology minor. He has been chairman of the Associated StudentBody Publicity Board during the past few months. Pfundt claims Blaine as his home town andconfesses that his favorite pastime is skiing. TOLO CO-CHAIRMEN Jane Palmer and Maude Woodtermed the dance as a success. "We would like to thank all our committees for lending a helpinghand to make the dance a success. A special thanks should go to decorations chairman KarenBrunstrom and Janice Pilik who did such a wonderful job." Decorations were done in turquoise, black,silver, and pink magenta. Modernistic mobiles hung from the ceiling light fixtures and a wall sizedmural added accent to the wall opposite the band stand. Names of each couple attending the tolo wereinscribed on notes which decorated two large music staffs winding across the two side walls.Photographs of the dancers were taken by Benson Studios of Everett, against a free-form figure. Thepictures were arranged by photographer chairman Lou McElravy. THE DANCE WAS held from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. in the Elks Hall with music being furnished by the College Dance Band. Audience toJoin Chorus: Music Department Presents Winter Concert Monday Night ECSA Conference to Have'New Twists' NEW TWISTS TO OLD IDEAS in student government procedures will be one of thesubjects discussed by the Evergreen Conference Student Association, it was decided last week.Heads of ECSA committees and planners composed of 15 students, held their first meeting lastThursday in the student center. Formed by 11 colleges in the state the ECSA is to promote goodwillamong the schools of higher learning and to establish and maintain high standards of scholarshipand sportsmanship. Al Jung, ECSA vice-president said, "Perhaps the fundamental purpose of theConference is to instill in the attending officers, future Presidents, and leaders, a feeling of confidencein themselves, thus a confidence in others. It will help them develop their own strong sense ofresponsibility which will communicate itself to others." "OUT OF THE CONFERENCE will come a groupof officers, representatives and communicators who will have a high standard of achievement andsimplicity in life, a simplicity where one can act on his own because he has taken the time to reasonand confide in himself. This is what the public should respect and does." The fall executive meetingwas held in November at Seattle University. Some of the colleges represented were CentralWashington, Gonzaga, Pacific Lutheran, Seattle Pacific and Western. St. Martins sat in as an observerand Washington State College will1 sit in at the spring conference. Topics will include problems onfollow-up work, making ECSA specifically useful to member schools, artist book information, theexpanding membership, keeping the meetings short and compact. The schools are going to collaboratein planning the artists and lecturer's tours. One of the chief drawbacks last year was lack of publicityand advance planning according to the representatives. To improve, Western has already set upcommittees and taken steps to make this year's conference more succesful. ORGAN, CHORAL, solovoice and instrumental music, and community singing of two favorite carols are programmed forWestern's annual Christmas Concert next Monday night, Dec. 15. Scheduled for 8:15 p.m. in theCollege Auditorium, the concert will feature nearly a hundred students, under direction of Bernard Regier, choral director, and James Brauninger, director of the Chamber Orchestra. To begin the program, DonVoll-stedt, college organist, will play two organ preludesâ€”"O Hail This Brightest Day of Days," byBach, and Prelude and Fugue on "Good News from Heaven," by Johann Pachelbel. THE AUDIENCEWILL join the College Choir in the processional number, "O Come All Ye Faithful." Selections by theA Cappella Choir will include Bruckner's "Ave Maria"; "Bene-dictus," by Paladinee; "Ador-amus Te," byGiuseppe Corsi; a Christmas folk song, arranged by Bernard Regier; "Celestial Voices," by Alcock; and"Hosan-na," by David Hugh Jones. The 21-piece Chamber Orchestra will offer Bach's "Suite No. 3 in DMajor; three English carols; and the Christmas Pastorale, by Val-entini. Western's Vocollegians willpresent four carols: a Flemish carol, arranged by Paul Christiansen; Christmas Snows of Sweden,arranged by Harvey Gaul; "The Holly and the Ivy," arranged by A. E. Whitehead; and "The Sledge Bells," by Hugh Robertson. A BACH CANTATA "Sing We the Birth," performed by the chorus, will be next,and the program will conclude with Handel's "Joy to the World," in which choir and audience will join.Student soloists to be heard during the choral numbers include Helen Erdman, Bellingham; DonAnother Letter DEAR EDITOR: I HAVE ATTENDED Western for three years and each quarter as finalsarrive the cry goes up for extending the test period to one full week. The faculty and students alwaysappear to be in general agreement that bundling the tests into two and a half days creates hardships forboth groups. Why then do we continue to suffer quarter after quarter? I would appreciate anexplanation. WAYNE H. EHLERS Hedstrom and David Hubert, Seattle; Eunice Liu, Honolulu,Hawaii; Howard Meharg and Donna Pierce, Longview; and Ronald Whitener, Shelton. THINGS TOLOOK FOR WINTER QUARTER: The ASB Social Calendar during registration. The New Sound atASB Record Dances. The Gateway Singers . . . The World University Service Drive. The Norsemens Ball . . . The Junior Prom. A last word from the Student Center: Have a Merry Christmas and not tooMerry a New Year. KIRB CLEVELAND ASB Vice-President finals problems continued (Continued fromPage 2) your hand shaking so hard you fully. After an hour of eyestrain c a n ' t write a legible cheat slip.you'll come to the conclusion half your notes are illegible and the other half are lost. THIS LEAVES YOU with your textbook. If you haven't sold it to the bookstore (to pay October's rent, N o v e m b e r 'sphone charges, December's pizza bill, et al) try re-reading it. Hopeless, isn't it? So there you are, nonotes; your copy of the Romance of Stone-henge (Pnrg, 1888) in escrow and One alternative is left . . .Walk up to your professor as he hands out the tests, and, in as glib a tongue as you can manage,convince him you're just auditing the class. Let us know what happens. 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Title: 1969 Miller Hall: Snowstorm
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Title: 1963 Reading Group
Date: 1963
Description: Girl in front of room: Pat Spratlen. Published in Klipsun, 1963, p. 122
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Title: Western Front - 1997 April 4
Date: 1997-04-04
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1997_0404 ---------- Western Front - 1997 April 4 - Page 1 ----------Art competition and display featured in Viking Union Gallery ACCENT, 6 WWU intramural hoops squad plays in Kentucky for championship SPORTS,9 Friday, April 4,1997 Volume 100 Issue 1 WESTERNFRONT Western Washington University Bellin
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Show more1997_0404 ---------- Western Front - 1997 April 4 - Page 1 ---------- Art competition and display featured in Viking Union Gallery ACCENT, 6 WWU intramural hoops squad plays in Kentucky for championship SPORTS,9 Friday, April 4,1997 Volume 100 Issue 1 WESTERNFRONT Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington Welfare reform's 'dirty laundry' aired atCity Hall By Joe Rzeczkowski The Western Front A determined group of welfare reform activists strunga clothesline full of "dirty laundry" around the American flag poles at noon Thursday in front ofBellingham City Hall. The group of about 40 men, women and children were protesting welfare reformlegislation pending in the Washington State House and Senate. Braving the cold wind and rain, aswell as a city police request to unblock the City Hall entrance, the protesters carried signs and listenedto speeches by labor leaders, welfare recipients and concerned citizens that criticized-the proposedHouse Bill HB 3901. The Rally to Reform Welfare Reform was staged today in Bellingham and othercities in the state, including Olympia. The rallies were intended to inform people that the proposedlaw will go into effect April 1, 1997, and that real welfare reform must guarantee health insurance,living-wage jobs and affordable child care to all. Aileen Satushek, a representative of the ServiceEmployees International Union 120, said "There is a myth that the law will get freeloaders off of welfare.Instead, 30 percent of workers will be unable to earn a living wage. By the year 2000, one millionwelfare recipients will enter the job market, where there is already a shortfall of jobs. Work-fare programs will take the low-paying jobs." "Employers will be able to lower wages 12 percent. This is not enough to support a family, " Satushek said. One young woman who spoke at the rally said she had beenworking for almost two years in a retail grocery store, earning $5.60 per hour. With no union to help withworker grievances, she said no organized way to ask for higher wages or benefits exists. "We have tocreate a decent standard of living and justice for all," she said. . - . An unnamed DSHS worker who wasat the rally, said "More people are going to be affected by this law than the poor. There are a lot ofpeople up at Western trying to earn degrees who think that will land them high-paying jobs. They willhave to start at entry-level. But the low-paying and entry-level jobs will be held by people on Workfare.What will be the employer's incentive to pay a decent wage? "And what's going to happen when aworking couple on minimum wage loses child care benefits or can't qualify for Medicaid?" he said. "A lot of minimum-wage jobs provide no benefits," he added. New Playwright: Praying for the Dineh tribe Front/ Dennis Pasco Fairhaven College freshman Richardo Valadez, 19, was one of many participants atlast Wednesday's candle light vigil to show support for the Dineh people who are being removed from theirancestral home, in order to use the coal reserves below their sacred ground. The crowd spilled onto EastMagnolia Street as songs and prayers were dedicated to the Dineh in front of the Federal Building.Western dedicates newest building to 'world-class' science education By Amy King The Western FrontWestern will dedicate the new science, mathematics and technology education building during aceremony at 4 p.m. today. The building, officially the Science Lecture Halls, opened in fall of 1996. Theceremony will feature three speakers: Western President Karen Morse, Western Board of Trustees Chair Charlotte Chalker and chemistry professor Joseph Morse. The ceremony marks the completion ofWestern's three new science facilities. The Chemistry building opened in 1993 and the Biology buildingopened in 1995. "The overall plan was to bring the science facilities at Western into the next centuryfeeling confident to teach science at the next level," said Joseph Morse, event speaker and director ofscience education at Western. The building also signifies the culmination of science, mathematicsand technology education, an idea proposed by former faculty member Irwin Slesnick, who retired inJune 1996, Morse said. "His vision was to integrate science, math and technology education, ...and for teachers to weave them together into their own practice," Morse said. The dedication providesan opportunity for students to recognize Western's commitment to integration of these disciplines and in technological advances, Morse said. "(The ceremony) represents a dedication of the university to"teaching science itself at a world-cjlass level and preparing teachers to teach at a world-class level,"Morse said. "Everyone's welcome," said Matthew Gray of Western's Office of Special Events. The event is expected to include many faculty members, community members and students. "I would recommend that someone go to the dedication if they're interested in sharing what this vision can be for Western," Morse said. A reception including punch and cookies will take place in the Learning Resource Centeron the second floor of the facility. Reserved parking for off-campus guests will be in Lot 26C. ---------- Western Front - 1997 April 4 - Page 2 ---------- IISSJISIIIMIEIBMLI M M April 4 nil Campus Police March 30,3:30 p.m.: A theft occurred in Carver Gym at the ticket window and money slot. The cardboard cover over the glass was found ripped out and candymerchandise was grabbed through the slot. Some candy boxes found at the scene were left half emptyinside the slot. March 31, 12:30 p.m.: A male reported that he received a harassing phone call atRidgeway Gamma between 9 a.m. and noon. He did not recognize the caller and could not think of whowould have called him. April 2,3:30 p.m.: An officer was sent to Wilson Library regarding a trespasser on the 5th floor. The transient had been warned for trespassing by the same officer on a date prior to thisincident. The officer asked the transient to leave the library. She refused. The officer issued her acitation for trespassing. April 2,3:34 a.m.: A fight was reported in the area of Stack 2 at the Birnam Wood complex. Bellingham Police April 2,12:34 p.m.: A youth was observed at the corner of Central Avenueand Roeder Street spray-painting graffiti on bridge abute-ments. He was referred to juveline court. April 2,5:15 p.m.: A person reported that his car had been broken into in the 1600 block of Ohio Street whilebeing repaired. Stereo equipment was taken from the car. Unknown suspect(s) tore the soft top of theconvertible to gain entry. April 2,7:53 p.m.: A man reported that for the past couple of days his house and garage, located in the 3500 block of Northwest Avenue, had been hit with flying golf balls. At this time, itis not known where the balls were hit from. The man's house is too far away from the country club for this to have been an accident. April 2, 8:11 p.m.: A man reported that a neighbor boy threw an egg at hishouse. The man said that this had become a constant problem, but that he just wanted the problemstopped. He did not press charges. April 3,12:34 a.m.: A person reported shots fired in the 1200 block of Ellis Street. No suspects were found in the subsequent investigation. April 3, 2:15 a.m.: A manattempted suicide in the 2200 block of Squalicum Way, but a person prevented the incident and called911. The man was taken to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. April 3, 2 p.m.: It was reported that a sexual offender was not living at his listed address, which is in the 500 block of Grant Street. CopsBox compiled by Sarah Olson Publication's Title: The Western Front Statement of Frequency: PublishedBi-Weekly Authorized Organization's name and address: The Western Front Western WashingtonUniversity College Hall 110 Bellingham, WA 98225-9100 Fairhaven will present benefit for Earth DayFairhaven College will be hosting an Earth Day awareness benefit at 7 p.m. tonight in theFairhaven auditorium. The benefit will feature the grooves of MANAH with special guests Riveroots.The function will also provide information and education on Earth Day. Doors open at 6:45 p.m.Advanced tickets can be bought at the Community Food Co-op. English partners sought forinternational students Western is looking for conversation partners for international students thisspring. Conversation partners will meet for one hour a week with international students to help themwith their English skills. Students are also wanted for Western's Intensive English Program to helpinternational students practice conversational English and to help them become familiar withAmerican culture. Sign up in Old Main 530, or contact Michelle Van Slyke or Rita Miller at 650-3755 formore information. Task Force searching for leadership volunteers The Youth Task Force and YouthEmpowerment Co-op is looking for volunteers to help in implementing the Whatcom County PrudentialYouth Leadership Institute April 11, 12 and 13 at Camp Horizon in Birch Bay. Volunteers will participatein a variety of jobs from helping facilitate leadership activities to assisting in first aid coverage. For moreinformation call PYLI Team Leaders Whatcom Youth Task Force at 676-6829! Human Servicesschedules informational meeting The Human Services Program presents an informational meeting atnoon, April 10 in Old Main 482. Only juniors and seniors may declare a major, but all are welcome toattend. Carver Gym plays host to kids swimming classes Children's swimming classes start April 5 atWestern and will run through May 31. The classes will be taught in the Carver Gym Pool on Saturdaysfrom 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. For more information and pre-registration, call Karen Mauer-man at (360) 650-3115 weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Candidates set sights on AS board elections Today is thelast day to file for candidacy in the upcoming AS elections. All forms must be turned into the AS BoardOffice, Viking Union 227, by 5 p.m. Candidates will be campaigning between April 9-22. From 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. on April 17, the Miller Hall Coffeeshop will host a candidate fair. A candidate forum will be in Red Square April 17. Polls open April 22 and 23 from 9 a.m to 7 p.m. Economics brown bag lunchfocuses on ethics The Shalom Center will host a brown-bag lunch Monday, April 7 at 12:15 p.m. "Areethics and economics incompatible in international development?" is the topic of discussion. Peter van der Veen will reflect on the recent International Development Conference in Washington D.C. Upcoming presentations * "Mining Away Our Future," a slide show by Will Patrick of the Mineral Policy Center at7 p.m. Tuesday April 8 in the Wilson Library Presentation Room. * "When Fear Takes Over: The Nature, Consequences and Treatment of Medically-related Phobias," a lecture by Ronald Kleinknecht at 5:30p.m. Tuesday April 8 in the Old Main Theatre. * "The Bear Facts" presented by natural historian GregSmith at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 10 in Fraser Hall 2. * "Dreams and Nightmares," a movie about theSpanish Civil War, will be shown at noon Thursday, April 10 in Viking Addition 454. At 6 p.m. AbeOsheroff, a member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigades who made the film, will be speaking in theWilson Library Presentation Room. Briefs compiled by Kevin Rus WWU Official AnnouncementsDeadline for announcements in this space is noon Friday for the Tuesday edition and noon Wednesday for the Friday edition. Announcements should be limited to 50 words, typewritten or legibly printed, and sentthrough campus mail to "Official Announcements," MS-9117, fax 7287, or taken in person toCommissary 113A. DO NOT ADDRESS ANNOUNCEMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE WESTERN FRONT.Phoned announcements will not be accepted. All announcements should be signed by originator.PLEASE POST SEVEN STUDENT JOBS: AS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, paid positions for 1997-98.Filing period closes today (April 4). Application packets available in Viking Union 227. Call David Candy, X/7439, with questions. UNIVERSITY WRITING PROGRAM IS NOW RECRUITING qualified students towork as Writing Center Assistants/Writing Fellows for 1997-98. Applications are available in the WritingCenter, WL 342. LOT RESERVATIONS: Lot 10G, 17G and 31G will be reserved beginning at 3 p.m.Saturday, April 5, for those attending the Campaign for Western celebration. A shuttle will run from lot26C for this event. Permit holders may leave vehicles in reserved lots for work-related purposes.QUARTERLY PARKING PERMITS MAY BE RENEWED FOR SPRING QUARTER between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday- Friday through April 7 at Parking and Transportation. Those who do not have a permitmay purchase one for spring quarter now. Those already on the waiting list, valid through August, will becontacted If space becomes available. REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE MATHPLACEMENT TEST. A $10 fee must be paid in exact amount at time of testing. Photo ID and No. 2 pencil required. Allow 90 minutes. Testing is in OM 120 at 9 a.m. Monday test dates are April 7, 14, 21, 28,May 5, 12 and 19, June 2 and 9. Thursday test dates are April 17, 24, May 8, 15, 22, 29 and June 12.SURPLUS AUCTION, April 12, Armory lower level. Small pickup canopies, televisions, electric motors,camcorders, turntables, more. Item inspection: 9 a.m. to noon April 11. Register at that time or one hourbefore sale. Payment required within one hour of sale with cash, money order, cashier's check, certifiedcheck. Personal or business checks accepted with proper identification. THE JUNIOR WRITING EXAMshould be taken after acquiring 60 credits and before accumulating 90 toward graduation. Registration is not required. The JWE can be taken only once per quarter. Picture ID, a pen and No. 2 pencil arerequired. Allow approximately two hours. Testing is in FR 4. First-time examinees may take the test at 3p.m. on April 14, 16, 18, 22, 23 or 28. Retests only may be taken at 4 p.m. April 29 or 3 p.m. on April 30. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED IN OM 120 OR BY CALLING X/3080 FOR THE MILLER ANALOGIESTEST (MAT). Scheduled dates are 3 p.m.-on April 15 and May 12 in FR 4. A $35 fee is payable at timeof testing. Allow \y2 hours. A VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SERVICE INFORMATION FAIR will be heldfrom 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in the VU Main Lounge. More than 60 agencies will be onhand. For more information, call X/3158. SPRING QUARTER PAYMENT DEADLINE FOR TUITION ANDFEES is Friday, April 18. If you need a billing statement or more information, contact Student Accounts,650-2865. SPRING QUARTER GROUP OFFERINGS THROUGH THE COUNSELING CENTER includeEliminating Your Self-Defeating Behavior, time to be arranged, sign up for screening interview byjpday(April 4); Terminated Pregnancy Support Group, Mondays, 2-4 p.m., April 14, 21, 28, women and menwelcome, call to schedule pregroup interview; Discovering Your Body Pride, Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. startingApril 15, Wednesdays 11-noon starting April 16, Fridays 1-2 p.m. starting April 18; Parent Support Group, time to be arranged; Student Grief Support Group, time to be arranged. For information or to register, callX/3164. DIRECTORY AD SALESPERSON NEEDED. Sell ads for the 1997-98 Campus Directory. Must be available through fall quarter, including summer break. Must have own transportation and telephone.Voice mail or answering machine access preferred. Salary: $6 to $8 per hour plus mileage. Interviewsbegin April 21. Contact Margaret Loudon, X/3914, for appointment. WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATIVEINTERNS are being selected this quarter to serve during winter quarter, 1998. Information andapplication forms are available in Arntzen Hall 415. Qualified undergraduates in all disciplines are eligiblewith at least junior standing and a minimum GPA of 2.75. Closing date is May 16. ---------- Western Front - 1997 April 4 - Page 3 ---------- wmimmmmmmm mUUk THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 3 AP news from around the globe RegionalSeahawks stadium plan heads for the House OLYMPIA â€” After passing the state Senate, theSeahawks stadium financing plan is now in the House. Football fans want lawmakers to send thepackage on to a statewide vote. But House Speaker Clyde Ballard of East Wenatchee says it's not histop priority. Homeless man "squatted" in UW building for years SEATTLE â€” University of Washingtonpolice have evicted a transient they say lived more than a decade in the basement of the music building.Police say he turned a cubbyhole behind some ductwork into an apartment, complete with artwork onthe wall. National FCC approves new TV sets WASHINGTON â€” The Federal CommunicationsCommission approved a plan for a transition to cinema-quality digital TV. The new TVs should startappearing in stores in two years, costing about $2,000 each. Gas prices not expected to rise drastically this summer WASHINGTON â€” Federal forecasters see a cheaper summer-driving season. The Energy Department is predicting that a gallon of" gasoline will be a penny or two cheaper this vacation season compared to last year. The department predicted the average gallon of gas will peak at $1.34 in June,which is a nickel more than current levels. International UN may need to move because of parkingtickets UNITED NATIONS â€” Angry diplomats are threatening to move the United Nations over the issue of parking tickets. On Tuesday, New York started a program aimed at collecting fines from violations racked up by members of the diplomatic corps. Violators could lose their license plates and drivingprivileges if they do not pay fines within a year. Diplomats say that would violate the principles ofdiplomatic immunity. No more insurance coverage for alien abductions LONDON â€” In wake of theHeaven's Gate suicides, a British insurance company will no longer write policies for alien abductions.The policy covered the group's 39 members for $1 million each for abduction and impregnation byaliens. The company's managing director said the cult was one of 4,000 alien abduction policy holdersworldwide. The company will continue to offer some unusual policies such as protection of virginsagainst immaculate conception and prostitutes against loss of earnings from headaches and backaches. AP wire compiled by Arvid Hokanson. 7. ?q E X C L U S I V E L Y for F A C U L T Y and ST A V VPAIN KILLER. F1 or fast relief from the nagging ache -of taxes, we recommend TIAA-CREF SRAs. SRAs are tax-deferred annuities designed to help build additional assets â€” money that can help make thedifference between living and living well after your working years are over. Contributions to your SRAs arededucted from your salary on a pretax basis, so you pay less in taxes now. And since earnings on yourSRAs are also tax deferred until you receive them as retirement income, the money you don't send toWashington can work even harder for you. What else do SRAs offer? A full range of investment choicesand the financial expertise of TIAA-CREFâ€”America s largest retirement organization? 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Can life get any better?http://www.nas.com/ArcherAle 21 Over HOURS OPEN 3:00 P.M. SUN. - FRI. OPEN 1:00 P.M. SAT. DOWNSTAIRS AT 1212 TENTH ST. BELLINGHAM. WA. 98225 360-647-7002 ---------- Western Front - 1997 April 4 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT M^Â»PiIiiWili^ i l Â» i i | l I i P f f l ! | ^ ^^ April 4. 1997 Raising equalityawareness with cookie pricing "Take Back the Night" fundraiser aims to highlight wage differences ByNaomi Dillon The Western Front Confusion, profits and awareness were raised by the Women'sCenter at its annual Equity Bakesale this past week. Because of a unique pricing system, controversy has risen in years past; this year was no different. For example, students wanting to buy a cookie fromthe stand may be surprised to find that he or she will pay a higher or lower price depending on his or hergender and ethnic background. While a Hispanic woman may pay 54 cents for a cookie; a white male would pay a dollar for the same cookie. Prices are broken down for each ethnic background in eachgender, with the exception of the Asian Pacific Islander group. Based on the Bureau of Labor andStatistics June 1996 median weekly income for each group, the prices vary with the amount each groupmakes. Information for the API group was based on yearly income. "We like to ignore the fact that theU.S. has a class system," said Ilsa Govan, a work-study student and member of the center said."Although people don't like to recognize it, inequality does still exist," Govan added. The profits, whichwill go toward the "Take Back the Night" march and rally, have been good even though some peoplehave responded with criticism, Govan said. "A lot of people have missed the point of the bakesale," co-coordinator of the center Colleen McArdle said. "There were several verbal confrontations with whitemen who said they were no different than anyone else. They made minimum wage and didn't receive any special treatment. But you know, when you look at the big picture, there are some definiteinequalities and we need to recognize that," she said. The rally and march, which supports the end ofviolence against women, will take place at 6:30 p.m., April 24 in the VU Lounge. Keynote speaker will be singer and feminist Rebecca Walker. Walker is nationally recognized as the leader of the Third Wavefeminist movement; she is a Generation X feminist who deals with issues concerning the women oftoday. The rally will also include, MONSTER, a grass roots group protesting the rape against womenand Mara Eaton singing a cappela. After the rally the march will proceed through downtown Front/AaronDahl Junior American cultural studies major Cori Hook speaks with senior elementary special educationmajor Ilsa Govan, left, and senior secondary education/English major Odessa Ogo as they sell bakedgoods as a fundraiser for "Take Back The Night." The event, later in April, is for ending violence againstwomen. before returning to Red Square. Although men are invited to the rally, the march has and willcontinue to be an all woman affair. "This is not a protest against men," Govan said, "Women shouldbe able to march by them-, selves without the aid of men. It's about women feeling empowered." "Menare welcome and encouraged to participate," McArdle said. "Their roles are just different." A torrentof events will proceed the big "Take Back the Night" march and rally. Among these, a free self-defenseclass will be offered from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 22 in Carver Gym 110. The class is run by Home Alive,a Seattle-based non-profit group "hell-bent" against all forms of violence. In addition, women's talentswill be honored by a Spoken Word at 8 p.m. April 25th in the Allied Arts Building. "We're still looking forvolunteers," McArdle said, "This is the biggest event for the Women's Center. We're expecting at least 600 people. 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Â© 1997 ATT ---------- Western Front - 1997 April 4 - Page 5 ---------- ijm wmHmmSmmmdmt JUkm THE WESTERN FRONT mmimmmmmmm 5 m BHIHHI^HI â€¢HHHHHnHHI 9:30 p.m. ^^SI^^^BS^^^^^BH Gruntruck in town to bulldoze Cosmos By Chris Blake TheWestern Front Gruntruck will bring its head-banging, room-rattling Seattle sound to Bfcllingham at 8 p.m. tonight at Cosmos Cafe. Gruntruck released its first album, Inside Yours, in 1990. However it wasn'tuntil its next album, Push, was released at the peak of Seattle's rock hysteria in 1992 that the bandbegan to receive national attention. The band has toured the United States with fellow Northwest bandsAlice in Chains and Screaming Trees, and traveled Europe with the kings of thrash, Pantera. Despitethe momentary attention, Gruntruck has watched other Seattle bands move on to major- record labelsand worldwide stardom while never receiving the contract or publicity it deserved. Tom Niemeyer,Gruntruck guitarist, thinks that the attention the Seattle rock scene received actually hurt manybands. "I think that the attention that was brought on the scene was bad," Niemeyer said. "I think a lotof local bands that have been given big record contracts, and big huge tours, and money and attention ... I think it's ruined aÂ« shitload of these bands." However, without attention and a record deal it's hard topay the bills. This harsh reality led the band to take a two-year hiatus. "We were tired of losing money," Niemeyer said. "This is a guilty pleasure and unfortunately this is a business." The band has nowregrouped and has released a three song CD on Seattle independent label, Betty Records. The grouphas played several Northwest shows and has even opened shows for Alice Cooper and the Scorpions.While other bands have tried to change their sound to include synthesizers and other experimentaltechniques in an attempt to shift away from the dying Seattle sound, Gruntruck refuses to change toplease anyone. "I don't think it's appropriate for us. I think other bands have been effective withexperimenta- Gruntruck tion, but I think it's still two guitars, a bass player and a drum. It's fine for us," Niemeyer said. Niemeyer now realizes the benefits that come with being on an independent recordlabel. The creative control bands receive is far more important to Gruntruck than any money they wouldreceive from a major record label. "Do it for the love of music," Niemeyer said, "Do it regardless ofwhether or not your girlfriend leaves you, you get kicked out of your apartment, you have nothing but theflavor packets of Top Ramen to live offâ€”the Ramen is long since gone â€” the cat ate that, but you'restill playing music." It is with this attitude that Gruntruck has survived the rise and fall of the Seattlemusic scene and lived on to rock and thrash with every beat of the drum. ...for a student membershipat the YMCA! The YMCA is offering WWU students a discount on a single membership! ($72membership is for Spring 1997 Quarter) Regular Price for 3 months is $90 ^M Â«-% .Wight Room .Gym/Courts lodk^for yym^h^x^^e^ial? MutCoEvery Weekend Tridy 6 ~g Ph\ Saturday e -8 PMSiAAwlay 12-2 p)J[ Sumptuous Specials VeteXablesVeteerty, Savory Souplt; Did You Know? Apereon can paee along sexually transmitted infections even though no symptoms are present. 3e eafe.oÂ»: Planned Parenthood 734-9095 or 1-800-230-7526 ---------- Western Front - 1997 April 4 - Page 6 ---------- 6 â€¢ THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ I I W M ^ Â«WI1Â»IWÂ»^ April 4. 1997 ama: a vocal journey at theMt. Baker Theatre Saturday By Shelby Benny The Western Front You won't need to pack your bags,but you will need to prepare for a musical journey. Zap Mama, an a cappella group comprised of fivefemale vocalists, uses the word "zap" to refer to switching cultures. Throughout their show, thewomen hop from continent to continent taking the listener on a journey through exotic culturalinfluences. Lead singer Marie Daulne, who was born in Zaire, says, "My music is a mix â€” like me."The vocalists combine influences from various cultures in order to create intricate rhythms and cleverharmonies that will remain with the listener long after Saturday's performance. Among otherinfluences, the vocalists weave European harmonies, African and Indian chant, American gospel,pygmy yodels and bird songs into their work. The result is a mesmerizing vocalization. Saturday'sperformance will showcase the musicians' ability to create unique sounds by using only their vocalchords and their bodies to create their music. Everyday sounds, such as inhaling and exhaling, arecombined to produce a fascinating backdrop to the lead vocals. Aside from a vocal journey,Saturday's audience is guaranteed to enjoy a performance augmented by dance, humor, theatrics and storytelling. Zap Mama weaves ethnic influences throughout its entire set. The group tells stories onstage related to the countries that they have visited in order to provide a better understanding of theirmusic. Zap Mama's music is pulsating, haunting and eye-opening all at once. The performance isone that you will not want to miss. Zap Mama performs at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Mt. Baker Theatre.Tickets are $14 and $18 and can be purchased at the Mt. Baker Theatre ticket office at 104 NorthCommercial St. For more information call the ticket office at (360) 734- 6080. ' Courtesy of ClaireMurgatroyd Sculptor Claire Murgatroyd's "Love Your Self Seat'is illuminated by her "Shower of Light." Both works will be on display in the joint Allied Arts of Whatcom County and VU Gallery exhibition. Did TheFront miss the boat? Tql/t bqc/c/ Speak your mind and tells us if we float your boat. 650-3162 ORwfront@cc.wwu.edu The Belgium-based group is touting its current album, "Seven" "Seven", the title ofZap Mama's latest CD, has significant meaning according to lead vocalist and founder Marie Daulne. "InAfrica there are seven senses, not five," Daulne says. Intuition is the sixth, she says, and the capacity toput music music and sounds and words together to put good feelings in the minds of other humans. VUGallery goes 'Beyond Borders' By Arvid Hokanson The Western Front Tucked away next to PlazaPizza is one of Western's best kept secrets, the Viking Union Gallery. This Saturday, the 1997 BeyondBorders College Art Competition Display will officially open at both the VU Gallery and at Allied Arts of Whatcom County, located at 1418 Cornwall Ave. Hours at the VU Gallery are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Monday t h r o u gh Saturday. Hours at Allied Arts are from .11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday t h r o u ghFriday and noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Some of the artists will be on hand at both galleries. Followingthe viewing on Saturday will be a free awards ceremony in the VU Main Lounge. The Seattle-basedMarriott Jazz Quintet will provide music during the awards ceremony courtesy of the ASP UndergroundCoffee House Conceit Series. Beyond Borders, now in its second year, is a competition designed to give West Coast collegiate artists a chance to publicly display their artwork, as well as to share their work with each other. The contest is the only one of its kind on the West Coast. The types of art on displaywill vary to include works of ceramics, design, photography and illustration. Stephanie Stargell, VUGallery Coordinator and a senior sculpture major, started the competition last year. "The goal wasto see the work of the other institutions, as everyone has their own specialty. It's really good in thefact that we get a cross variety," Stargell said.. T h e contest was open to all u n d e r graduatestudents of two-and four-y e a r goal vMs to see the work of er il^tfyitions, as every s thelrWwnspecialty. - Stei VUGalle institutions. This year, of the 125 entries from colleges and universities inWashington, Oregon, California and British Columbia, 32 artists' work were selected, with four to sixartists receiving awards for overall best artwork. The work will be judged by Seattle Arts CommissionMember Barbara Goldstein, as well as freelance art critic Robin Laurence, whose work appears inVancouver, B.C.'s Georgia Strait weekly newspaper. For more information about Beyond Borders, please call Stephanie Stargell at 650-6534. ---------- Western Front - 1997 April 4 - Page 7 ---------- I April 4. 1997 y^y^^m^^ H i mmmmmm THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 7 Lascivious humor reigns at PAC Front/Scott Castle Ian Fraser, Gabrielle Tracy and Noel Clayton comprise the entire cast of 'Two Bumsvs the Salvation Army." * By Scott Castle The Western Front .Three times a year the New PlaywrightsTheatre graces the stage at Western. The spring edition is currently playing at the PAC 199. It showstoday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. New Playwrights present works in progress and theperformances change each night as the writer and director alter the work based "%h audience andcritical response. Sets, costumes and props are minimal and the focus is on the script and itsdevelopment. New Playwrights consists of four one-act plays in the evening with a sixth five-act playperformed in between the others. The five-act is called "Two Bums vs the Salvation Army," and it isthe standout work of the night. Neither the accurate title, nor anything else can prepare you for this oddbattle ofwits between a donation bell ringer and two thes-pian bums. It starts off weird and then spirals off into the truly deranged land of psychotic amputees, dynamite and the Grim Reaper. The mostwonderful aspect of this piece is that just when you think it's gone as far into the freakish as it can go, itmakes you guess again. The combination of subtlety and manic storytelling is brought off adeptly byeach of the three actors involved. The positioning of each vignette in between the longer plays is awise editing move allowing the piece to ebb and flow throughout the night's performance. "HumanityCafe" is a conceptual piece about an esoteric artist, a gregarious general, a flustered waiter and animaginary fire. If this doesn't make any sense, don't worry â€” neither does the play. Nevertheless itentertains as much as it bewilders, and the actors tear into their roles with such vigor it's hard not to bedrawn into their existential little existence. It's the kind of play where you get out of it what you're willingto bring into it. "Guess Who?" takes teen rebellion to a bizarre new level and peels back the layers ofsex and identity. A mom and dad play seductive parlor games while dodging the presence of theirdeceptively delinquent son. The acting is especially good, all players switching back and forth quicklybut smoothly between their characters contradictory personalities. While the story is forcibly odd attimes, the writing is promising and original. The subject of the "Narcoleptic Thief is clear from the title.The play has a great deal of potential, but never quite hits its stride. Instead, it wallows in its ownpointlessness. The plot is a variation on other, previously explored subjects and "Thief never takes itanywhere new. Most of the humorous lines, unfortunately, are from other plays and films. A works citedpage would have been in order. "Just Schmee and the Captain" is a combination of "Peter Pan," "RobinHood" and the "Rocky Horror Picture Show." It's heavy on weirdness and you can see several jokescoming from a distance, but the energy of the actors and the wit of the writing pull it off. The playtends to rely heavily on bondage and sodomy for cheap jokes, but like most cheap jokes, you catchyourself laughing anyway. The factor of randomness that permeates all the plays works especiallywell in this one. The sadomasochistic, sing-along finale alone is worth the price of admission. NewPlaywrights Theatre is more than a workshop for writers, it is a chance for Western audiences to seetruly original works by promising young artists. Though some of it is erratic, moments of crystallineinspiration shine through. Overall, it is a few evening's worth of entertainment condensed into a fewhours. Unlike most performed art where you leave the theater at the conclusion and discuss the workwith your friend over coffee, NPT has a discussion section after the show. So for everyone who has everwanted to give the writer a piece of their mind, here's a performance that invites and encouragessuch participation. An Irish terrorist crossed with an American police officer makes for ah unworkable plot By Jessica Kate Luce The Western Front Hatred breeds hatred. Violence incites violence. "The Devil's Own," directed by Alan J. Pakula is a story about age-old hatred and deep-seeded, differences between all people. Unfortunately, much of the American audience will not be able to identify where this lifelesson is coming from because of characteristic American ignorance. Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt lead this movie through its often confusing plot. "The Devil's Own" revolves around the brutal conflict inIreland, but takes place in New York. No attempt is made at the outset of the movie to explain why afather is murdered in front of his family or why machine gun shootouts are common place in theneighborhood streets of Belfast. At the center of the mayhem is Francis McGuire (Brad Pitt),otherwise known as Frankie the Angel â€” Angel of death, that is. McGuire is an IRA terrorist with the blood of over 20 people on his hands. When things heat up too much for Frankie, he takes off forAmerica to refuel with the aid of an American priest. The IRA is the Irish Republican Army â€” a simplefact the movie does not delve into. The dynamics which make up North and South Ireland; Catholic andProtestant Ireland are also ignored as if the American audience would not be able to digest it. If you arenot already aware of this war under the wraps, "The Devil's Own" will make little sense. Harrison Fordenters as Tom O'Meara, the honest, good cop who agrees to take Frankie into his home with his wifeand three daughters as a favor for the priest, and for nothing else than "having someone around who canpee while standing up." Frankie stays with the O'Meara family while he makes arrangements for thepurchase of missiles to further his mission, which for most of the movie, appears to only be the avenging of his father's murder. In between his cozy moments with the family and beers at the happy local Irish-American bar, the deal is made. Behind all the gaps in the story is the main theme, if you can catch it:hate cannot be fought with violence. The demons Frankie is fighting have ripped him, his family and.hisfriends apart, and at this point he can do nothing about it. It is a part of him. "Nobody's innocent," hesays. Pitt's Irish accent is actually believable, but it still sounds funny coming from this Americanheartthrob. Ford does a good job reviving the idea of the truly good cop, but many moviegoers will stillleave the theater saying, "Huh?" This movie had the potential to really hit home, but it missed its mark.The only thing that made sense was the battle between Ford and Pitt. How Ford was trying to solve theproblem in an American way, the only way he knew, and Pitt using what he knew, the Irish way. "It's not an American story. It's an Irish one," Frankie says in the end. The film is befittingly graced with Irishflute and violin riffs, and songs by the Cranberries. "The Devil's Own" also stars Margaret Colin, RubenBlades and Treat Williams. ---------- Western Front - 1997 April 4 - Page 8 ---------- Sj^TmWwrEBOi FRONT vmJmmmmmUmkJmmb April 4. 1996 mmmmmmmmmmm. Pre-season hypehas M's winning series Until recently in Seattle, the word "baseball" was often uttered in the tone many reserve for obscenities. However, that was before the miraculous season two years ago when theMariners put together their now legendary "Refuse to Lose" season. All of a sudden, what was onceconsidered a dying sport in this area had thousands holding their breath. It's 1997, and baseball fans arefinding themselves breathless once again. Sports experts and armchair analysts alike predict that notonly will the Mariners make it to the World Series, they are poised to win their first championship in team history. They certainly seem to have all of the required ingredients to become world champions. Theyhave two of the best overall players in baseball, Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez, as the backbone oftheir defensive roster. Offensively, the Mariners are a powerful force at the plate. Last season, Griffeyfinished the year with 49 home runs, despite missing 20 games due to injury. He is supported by suchsluggers as Rodriguez, Edgar Martinez and Jay Buhner. Joey Cora, Paul Sorrento and Dan Wilson havealso proven themselves more than able to come through in clutch situations. Perhaps the best news forthe Mariners is the team finally has pitching that can back up the now healthy Randy Johnson. Thisyear, the pitching staff, which has been the teams' Achilles heel, should be able to help rather thanhinder the team. Despite the star-studded roster and impressive stats the Mariners bring with them, theirseason will not be an easy one. A World Series title is not guaranteed. No one earns a championshipcrown for getting the most pre-season hype. The truth is, the Mariners as a team rely, perhaps a littletoo heavily, on their three star players, Griffey, Johnson and Rodriguez. The supporting players have notshown they can step up and get the job done in the face of losing one of these three players. RandyJohnson's season-ending back injury a year ago illustrates all too clearly that the Mariners are one injuryaway from watching the playoffs from their living rooms. Injuries aside, in order for the Mariners to win theWorld Series they have to show the kind of heart they demonstrated two years ago during their against-all-odds, "Refuse to Lose" season. They did not mount all those comebacks and gut their way through all those extra innings because they possessed an athletic prowess superior to that of their opponents.The Mariners won through sheer force of will; they simply wanted it more. That force of will wasconspicuously absent a year later, and so were the Mariners come playoff time. The fact is, despitewhat the roster looks like or what the stat sheet says, the Mariners have to get through over 150 moregames before they even get a crack at the playoffs again, much less the World Series. While it isundeniable that they have the talent to make it there, in this area, it seems that teams with all of thetalent in the world, such as the Sonics, often self-destruct just when things are looking brightest. TheMariners are certainly not immune to this kind of behavior, eloquently illustrated by their dismal lossWednesday to the New York Yankees. It seems that, while the Mariners can assemble all of theirtalented players in one place, outfit them in crisp new uniforms and sellout the game, no one can forcethem to actually show up and play. Unfortunately, no secret formula exsist to ensure a Seattledominated World Series. The M's have to win consistently, they cannot afford to make mistakes and they have to have a little bit of luck. Oh, and they have to be better than every single other team in baseball.So put the ticker tape away and stop planning the celebration. The Mariners have a pretty big obstacleto overcome before they get to be champs â€” they have to make it through the regular season. Checkwith us for the best of the Northwest! If you're looking for a truly free checking account - with nominimum balance, unlimited check writing,- and no ATM fees,* check with us first! Because if you sign up for checking between April 1 and May 16, you'll automatically get a "Best of the Northwest" card, free.This card entitles you to two free admissions each to Seattle Art Museum, Washington State HistoryMuseum, Northwest Trek, and Cheney Cowles Museum. Plus, you'll be entered to win a trip for two toAlaska's Glacier Bay Lodge. 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Avoid them. ---------- Western Front - 1997 April 4 - Page 9 ---------- Immmmmkmmmmm JkmUmmUmmmmkmm THE WESTERN FRONT â€¢ 9mmmmmMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Magnificent seven clinches seat in national tournament By Fred Sheffield The Western Front On a weekend in late March when the college basketball worldfocused on the NCAA tournament, seven men from Western traveled to Corvalis, Ore. and decided tomake some college basketball history of their own. Because of these seven men, Western is beingrepresented in the National Intramural Tournament for the first time. After going undefeated in a regionaltournament, juniors Allen Andrews, Mike Cushman and Pat Pintar join sophomores Jason Bellerive, Greg Martineau, Jake Metcalf and Chuck Schelle in Louisville, Ky. this weekend playing for the right to becalled the best intramural team in the country. Their journey started Saturday', March 22 on the campusof Oregon State University. After paying the team entry fee of $80, the Western seven were ready tocompete with some of the finest intra:. mural teams in the Northwest. The team v/as scheduled to playthree games to determine seedings on Saturday and to participate in the actual tournament onSunday. In their first game, Western trounced a team from South Seattle Community College 70-40. Amuch better Oregon team gave the Vikings a run for their money, but a Martineau fade-away withseconds on the clock propelled the team to a 52-50 victory. --.-â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢--â€”â€¢ In their final gameof the day, Western improved its record to 3-0 defeating Portland State 67-55. On Sunday morning, theseven young men found themselves with the No. 1 seed and a mere two victories away from an allexpenses paid trip to Louisville, Ky for nationals. The team began the day in a famil-iarfashion beating up on SSCC. The win vaulted Western' into the championship game where it defeated the OSU team onthe floor of Gill Coliseum. "On the six-hour ride home (to Seattle) we were all talking about Louisville,"Schelle said. "We came into dangerous Beaver country not knowing what to expect, but it felt great toemerge champions." Though the tournament was in its first year of existence, Western players said thehosts, Oregon State Intramural Department and sponsors TWA and Speed Stick, handled the event well. "They gave us a free dinner one night, free pizza and a lifetime supply of Speed Stick: What more doyou want?"JSchelle said*--- ;â€ž:::::::::::;: ^-'*,This week the team will write the final chapter in the jtorythat began in Corvalis. Early Wednesday morning, all seven . players boarded a plane to Louisvillewhere they will meet with six other regional champions to determine the 1997 National IntramuralChampion. Western played their first game in the single elimination tournament on Thursday, but theteam will remain in Louisville until Sunday regardless of how they perform. As the team packed its bagsTuesday night, the team was good-spirited and excited about the possibilities that lay ahead. "We feelhonored to be able to represent Western in a national showcase" Schelle said. "We're coming downthere with the cocky arrogance of a superior team. I just hope we get some of that southern hospitality." ||J||ij|||^|J|ijM^Jl; lllSlilBiB^fclHI^HB^B lill|!lilB^BBBBi^Bl iilllliiiiillill^fclillil^i It's time to..v % 3 I 6 L ImwClliTHE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Learn how the world of business really works - every business day.Subscribe today to The Vktil Street Journal. 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Although the source of this fever is difficult to pinpoint, I believe it centers around Fisher Fountain in Red Square. The oneconstant in all this madness is the fountain. As soon as the shower of water begins to fall within thefountain, the shower of madness seems to emanate from this hub of spring fever. Some have speculatedthat the Hale-Bopp comet could be linked to this phenomenon, but this explanation doesn't fly no matterhow much Heaven's Gate propaganda is explored. A more reasonable answer is that spring breakbrainwashes people into forgetting they actually attend school in Bellingham, Wash. They don't realizeBellingham weather does not correlate with Mazatlan, Honolulu, San Diego or even Walla Walla weather.In two weeks, students have forgotten the weather patterns of their Northwest educational roots. Nomatter how many theories are suggested, explanations always aim in the direction of Red Square'sgeyser of insanity. Although the true explanation may never surface, this craziness is bound to continuefor years to come. This behavior can't be stopped, but it can be contained. Students must help friendsovercome this sickness. If you see a friend leaving the house with a tank top and shorts on â€” savethem. Please remind them they are in Bellingham and unless a comet does collide with earth,temperatures will remain chilly. Remember, friends don't let friends wear tank tops in April. In themeantime, the mystery of Western's spring fever will roll on. â€”Matt Finlinson, managing editor TheWestern Front Editor: Lisa L. Diaz; Managing Editor: Matt Finlinson; News Editors: Rachel Morrow andKristen T. Paulson; Features Editors: Jen Nikolaisen and Jen O'Brien; Accent Editors: D. Eric Jones andDennis Pasco; Sports Editors: Kristin Darland and Josh Godfrey; Opinions Editor: Gene Merrick; CopyEditors: Jessica Kate Luce and Rachel Morrow; Photo Editors: Aaron Dahl and Tom Degan; GraphicsEditor: Vincent Verhei; Online Editors: Nicky Loi and Jessica Kate Luce; Cartoonists: Jeremy Chase andJason Kelly; Adviser: Pete Steffens; Business Manager: Teari Brown; Custodian: Scott Biern; CustodianEmeritus: Roger Sprague. Staff Reporters: Shelby Benny, Chris Blake, Edward Brightman, Chris Brooks, Sara Buckwitz, Scott Castle, Amy Christiansen, Tammy Clarke, Naiomi Dillon, Jennifer Dye, Julia Groce, Jennifer Hart, Ryan Hawkes, Jennifer Hayes, Jacob Henifin, Molly Hernandez, Arvid Hokanson, RyanHooser, Lucy Kee, Katherine Johnson, Amy King, Brian Kingsberry, Chris Luczyk, Mercedes Maddox,Heather Mills, James Morrell, Scott Morris, Riley Morton, Sarah Olson, Laurie Phillpot, Heather Rennie,Carey Ross, Kevin Rus, Joseph Rzeczkowski, Fred Sheffield, Heather Stanczak, Steven Uhles, Kimberly Vincent, Todd Wanke, Norah West, and Jenny Zappala. The Western Front is the official newspaper ofWestern Washington University. It is published by the Student Publications Council, which hires editorsand oversees financial matters. The Front is largely supported by advertising revenue. The Front'sopinion is not reflected in these advertisements. Content is determined entirely by student editors. Staff reporters are enrolled in the journalism department course entitled "newspaper staff." However, itemspublished in The Front are not limited to persons in the class. Send all written submissions to: TheWestern Front, College Hall 09, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225. Directadvertising inquiries to the business office in College Hall 07, or call (360) 650-3161. KfcHf Â©waBeware of mindless consumerism Buy American. Buy everything you don't need. We've long been aware of our brazen spending during the Reagan years, which can be summarized with the infamous linefrom the movie, "Wall Street," "Greed is good." Well, those of us nostalgic for the 1980s need not worryâ€” we're not much different now than we were then. Take a tour of your own home and make a mental checklist of the wow-I'm-glad-I-bought-this-p r o d u c t - t h a t - h a s - v a s t l y - improved-my-life-and-made-me-a- happier-person items and the why-is-it-again-I-bought-this-and- what-exactly-does-it-do?products. Chances are, like the rest of us schmucks-for-brains consumers, you own more of the latter.Ask yourself this question: Do you know how to work all the controls on your television? Your VCR?Your PC? How many times a month do you use your food dehydrator? Your Soloflex? Your Buttmaster? Suckers. Somewhere in the corporate high heaven, the bigwigs are laughing in their Rolls- Royce with cohibas clenched between their teeth, repeating the phrase, "It's not how good the product is, it's howwell you tell people how good it is and why they need it," to their distributors over their cell phones. Andwe're sitting here paying high interest rates for our credit cards and finance plans â€” always loaning,always owing. The reason why credit card companies, infomercials and banks exist is because we, theAmerican consumers, like to have things we're not supposed to have. I almost got drawn in bytemptation last Tuesday by spending $200 over my budget on a video camera because it had a colorviewfinder, a 26X zoom and other spiffy little features. Luckily, I didn't have any credit history so thesalesman couldn't offer me the financing by Sony, and I had to settle for a simpler, basic camcorder â€” what I had wanted in the first place. Besides, not too many of my friends would want to be filmed in the solarized, black-and-white or negative mode the expensive camcorder offered. My brother bought abrand new Acura last year, a $24,000 nervous system on wheels. He wouldn't travel to "questionable" neighborhoods, he wouldn't take it to the supermarket and he drives even less than he needs to. Heworries about it all the time, and he forked out more money for an additional sensor alarm. I believebulletproof windows aren't too far away. I love my bro, but his hand-me-down car that I now driveactually gets me from point A to B, serving the same functions as his Acura. Sure, it's ugly, it's falling apart and it should be condemned, but I don't worry about it. It was my fun little snowsled during thewinter storm while he was stranded at home out of fear. Does the extra money buy quality? Notnecessarily. According to figures quoted in the March 14 issue of Entertainment Weekly, thecombined costs of making all the Oscar-nominated movies, "The English Patient" ($31 million),"Secrets and Lies" ($5 million), "Fargo" ($7 million), "Shine" ($5 million), and the one with that Cruiseguy ($50 million) are a million dollars less than the price tag of this summer's "Starship Troopers,"another alien invasion picture we don't need to see. But it's all in simple economics. If nobody boughtnew products, supply and demand and the whole economic structure would fall apart. We're poorcollege students with meager budgets, though. We don't need to pay through our noses. Get what youneed and not what you think you want. Functionality is the key word. Gimmicks, special effects, extrafeatures and perks are like casual dates â€” they're new, different and hold you over until theexcitement dies down, and then you'll be looking for something else. And just like casual dates, you'lleven have that bitter aftertaste in your wallet. The overwhelming abundance of products does notcertify quality nor validate our need for those products â€” so spend wisely. HHMHHHI ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ @ ^ ^ @ f ' . . a n d libelous content. Letters m ^ M S ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ n 4 ---------- Western Front - 1997 April 4 - Page 11 ---------- Thanks to YOU, we have had a tremendously successful buying season and have a mountain of high quality USED textbooks. But hurry! At the rate they are going, our mountain will soon be a molehill!Gear for Your Next Great Adventure! 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Title: Western Front - 1999 May 7
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1999_0507 ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 1 ----------Friday, May 7,1999 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 108 Issue 11 Bellingham,Washington Cox next A.S. prez; election race still not final By Tiff a n y White THE WESTERNFRONT The Associated Students runoff electi
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Show more1999_0507 ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 1 ---------- Friday, May 7,1999 The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 108 Issue 11 Bellingham,Washington Cox next A.S. prez; election race still not final By Tiff a n y White THE WESTERNFRONT The Associated Students runoff elections results may be tallied; however, another grievanceprevents one candidate from celebrating victory. The unofficial results compiled Wednesday nightdeclared Victor Cox as the 1999-2000 A.S. president with 52.91 percent, 491 votes. Studentsselected Rafael Castaneda as the vice president for Academic Affairs. He won the runoff race with 53.21percent, 448 votes. Approximately 9 percent (958 students), of students voted in the runoff election,according to the unofficial A.S. results. ' Castaneda won the first race and the runoff race, but hisvictory is still not certain. David Mclvor, vice presidential candidate for Academic Affairs, filedanother grievance Wednesday. "I am not grasping every little; bit of grievance I can find to get myselfplaced in that position," Mclvor said. "I'm merely bringing it to the attention of the g r i e v a n c e c o u n c i l ." Mclvor said Castaneda violated the A.S. elections code and misinformed students with hiscampaign. "He had signs posted that stated 're-elect Rafael' and these go against the code," he said. The A.S. Elections Board voided the first election results when See ELECTION, page 4 The sounds of Cinco De Mayo Barney Benedictson/The Western Front Groupo Alma, from Fresco, Calif., performed inFairhaven Auditorium on Cinco De Mayo. Tjjj.e band members are (from left to right) Patricia Wells,Agustin Lira and Ravi ^nypstra. ! Hispanic culture celebrated ^ByKatriria M. Tyrrell THE WESTERNFRONT Chicano culture was brought to life through music and narrative Wednesday night as about 50 Western students, staff and community members gathered in the Fairhaven auditorium to celebrateCinco de Mayo. El Teatro - Movimiento, a group of 10 students from last quarter's Chicano SocialMovement class, began the celebration with its play "The Salsa Bowl/' Colorful "slides accompaniedthe play featuring pictures of Chicano murals and photographs of Mexican- Americans and past leaderswho captured the spirit and history of Chicano culture. The play was a series of six poems, finishing with "I Am Joaquin," a poem about a journey through history and a search for one person's identity. One byone, the actors united with one voice to powerfully deliver this poem. Movimiento Estudiantil Chic-ano de Azlan hosted the event^ which featured" a performance by Alma, an all-acoustic musical ensemblefrom California which used narrative and song to tell "CHICANO! 500 Years of Struggle," the historyof Mexican- Americans. Patricia Wells Solorzano, lead guitarist and vocalist of Alma, said she feelspeople need to be exposed to Latino history and feel pride in their Latino heritage. See CELEBRATION,page 4 Non-student-related offices to be moved off cam By Holly Hinterberger THE WESTERN FRONTIn an effort to establish more classroom space at Western, non-student- related offices are being movedoff campus. The move will result in an additional 14,000 square feet for instruction purposes. Some ofthe offices will move to a Western-owned building on Chestnut Street. The rest will go to a buildingWestern is in the process of acquiring. Interim Provost Dennis Murphy said he hopes to complete theprocess by fall quarter. The names of all the offices that will move have not been released. "Studentsand faculty are well aware that we are going through a pretty pronounced space crunch," Murphy said.Every year Western acquires See SPACE, page 4 Zinn criticizes Constitution, praises social movements Nick Haiiey/The Western Front Howard Zinn By Amanda Hashimoto The Western Front Howard Zinncredited social change to popular movements rather than government action in his speech about socialchange and the. Constitution Wednesday night in the Performing Arts Center. The lecture, sponsored by Associated Students Productions Social Issues, featured Zinn, historian and author of the book, "APeople's History of the United States," which sold 350,000 copies. "There are many limitations to theConstitution," Zinn said. .The Constitution is held as a great work but in reality it does not apply to theinterests of all people so it is limited, he said. Those who wrote it were the elite and had themselves inmind, Zinn said. It was created to keep people under control and to provide for the interests of theelite. The Constitution didn't prohibit European-Americans from encroaching on Native American lands or enslaving African Americans, he said. "I appreciate the frank view he presented about the constitutionand the context it was written and the glorified way it is portrayed," junior Towela Nyirenda said. Social movements, rather than the Constitution, create democracy, Zinn said. See ZINN, page 3 Professorevaluations may soon be online By Matt Jaffe THE WESTERN FRONT The Associated StudentsOnline Evaluation Committee meets Thursday to finalize a â€¢proposal that would make facultyevaluations available online. A.S. Vice President of Academic Affairs Victor Cox said this programwould be independent of the current teacher evaluations. The online evaluation would be voluntary."We're working to get it through the university with our own questions," Cox said. Committee Chair Nova Gattman said the questions would be similar to those on the written evaluation. Some of the questionswould ask students to rate professors for organization, effectiveness of teaching methods, approach-ability and the difficulty level of work assigned. The A.S. is working to get the evaluations linked toWestern's home page, Cox said, adding that distinct advantages exist with the link. He said morestudents would be able to participate if they could easily find the evaluation forms. Cox said the A.S.hopes to link the results to the online ClassFinder so students can look at a professor's evaluation when they use ClassFinder to search for open classes. "I'm hoping (to open the site) for late next fall quarter," Cox said. "People need to express the way they feel." See EVALUATIONS, page 4 IN THIS ISSUEThree man circus The Incognito Traveling Circus started when its members d i s c o v e r e d they hadtalents such as juggling knives. Story page 6. Men's golf advances to nationals Led by senior JoelSkarbo Western's mens golf team finished second at the NCAA Division II West RegionalChampionship. The team will travel to Valdosta, Ga., to compete in nationals. Story page 9. FROMONLINE http: / / westernfront.vvwu.edu ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 2 ---------- 2 â€¢ The Western Front News May 7,1999 COPS BOX HHfl illlllB â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ IftlllMl^ls||||J|||Ml A P WIRE NEWS BRIEFS HMM^ftBHpiliiliiiiBiiij ^Hiffll^liiii^HBiiiiiiihiii HlIBliililiili^^BilflBJiifiiiBiMlwiiHiiiift STATE NEWS More flight delays apparently caused by labor dispute Alaska Airlinessaid it is being hit by another mechanics' slowdown, which is forcing flight cancellations. AlaskaAirlines canceled 47 flights Wednesday and more than 25 Thursday, said Jack Evans, airlinespokesman in Seattle. The airline has nearly 500 departures per day on its West Coast routes andnormally has to cancel no more than 10 flights. Evans said mechanical problems have not increased,it's just taking Seattle mechanics longer to repair planes. The same thing happened last week, and theairline canceled dozens of flights. The airline believes it's an orchestrated slowdown by mechanics,Evans said. Their union is involved in talks on a new contract. The talks continue May 18 with the help of a federal mediator. Evans said the union doesn't think there is a slowdown. The airline, however, islooking at options that include court action or firing employees. The airline is concerned aboutpassengers, Evans said. Locke signs bill to control released prisoners Gov. Gary Locke said it was amistake to. abolish parole 15 years ago. Locke he signed a bill Thursday that partially replaces paroleand gives the state more control of ex-cons. The law allows the Corrections Department to set rules forformer inmates. They could be told to stay away from old hangouts, bad friends or attend alcohol ordrug-abuse counseling. Violators could get home confinement or be sent back to jail. The stateapproved the use of $8 million to hire 35 more corrections officers to keep an eye on -the ex-cons.Currently 51,000 people are out of prison but still under the authority of the Corrections Department.NATIONAL NEWS Oklahoma tornado fatalities now up to 41 The death toll from the Oklahomatornadoes rose to 41 after three injured people died. Vice President Al Gore shook his head in disbeliefafter seeing the tornado damage in Kansas. He announced the federal government will give Kansasmore than $5.5 million to help cleanup efforts. Yugoslavia illegally abducted soldiers, U.S. Army saysThe Army concluded "beyond a shadow of a doubt" the three American soldiers held by Yugoslavia were illegally abducted. Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon said the Army reached this decision afterquestioning the three after their release. The Army soldiers weren't captured in Yugoslavia, but wereabducted inside Macedonia by people in Yugoslav military uniforms who came across the border,Bacon said. The Army soldiers were abused at the time of their capture, Bacon said. The bulk of theirinjuries came during this period, but they also suffered injuries during their captivity. The three formerPrisoners of War were honored Thursday at a ceremony in Germany. Christopher Stone, AndrewRamirez and Steven Gonzales each received six awards, including the Purple Heart for injuriesreceived in captivity. TNTF.RNATTONAT. NTWS World powers discuss peace, NATO battersYugoslavia As world powers discussed a diplomatic end to the Kosovo crisis, NATO bombs continued to pound Yugoslavia. Bombs reportedly hit a residential area Thursday in Novi Sad, a city in Northern Serbia. Four people were injured, according to a local TV station. Four civilians were reported hurtwhen the allies targeted an area about 12 miles south of Pristina. Just before dawn, two fuel depots in amajor Yugoslav industrial center were destroyed. This round of attacks came as foreign ministers fromthe allied nations met to discuss peace efforts. The nations â€” including Russia â€” have outlined aseven-point plan that includes an international force to safeguard returning refugees in Kosovo. Theplan must be approved by the U.N. Security Council. Compiled by Laura Zimmerman Today Scatteredshowers. Chance of afternoon thunderstorm. Possible early morning snow. Some sun breaks. Highs near 50. Saturday Scattered showers decreasing. Sun breaks. Highs near 55 Becoming partly sunny after isolated mountain showers. Highs near 60. Weather courtesy of wunderground.comCorrections and clarifications On page 1 of the May 4 issue, the article about a farmworkers andcommunity march has two errors. No union contract between Washington Apple Growers andfarmworkers exists. The marchers were demonstrating solidarity with United Farm Workers. WKMhttp://westemfront.wwu.edu The Western Front is published twice weekly in fall, winter and spring; oncea week in summer session. Address: The Western Front, Western Washington University, CH 110,Bellingham, WA 98225-9100. The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western WashingtonUniversity, published by the Student Publications Council, and is mainly supported by advertising.Opinions and stories in the newspaper have no connection with advertising. News content is determinedby student editors. Staff reporters are enrolled in a course in the Department of Journalism, but anystudent enrolled at Western may offer stories to the editors. Advertising inquiries should be directed tothe business office in College Hall 07, or by phone to (360) 650-3161. Members of the Westerncommunity are entitled to a single free copy of each issue of The Western Front. WWU OfficialAnnouncements Deadline for announcements in this space is noon Friday for the Tuesday edition andnoon Wednesday for the Friday edition. Announcements should be limited to 50 words, typewritten orlegibly printed, and sent through campus mail to "Official Announcements," MS -9117, via fax to X/7287,or brought in person to Commissary 113A. DO NOT SEND ANNOUNCEMENTS DIRECTLY TO THEWESTERN FRONT. Phoned announcements will not be accepted. All announcements should be signedby originator. PLEASE POST WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATIVE INTERNS ARE BEING SELECTEDthis quarter. Information and application forms are available in AH 415. Undergraduates in all disciplineswho have at least junior standing and a minimum grade point average of 2.75 are eligible. Closing date istoday, May 7. MATH PLACEMENT TEST. Registration is not required. Students must bring pictureidentification and a No. 2 pencil. A $10 fee must be paid in the exact amount at the time of testing. Allow90 minutes. The test will be in OM 120 at 9 a.m. May 10,17,24, and June 17, and at 3 p.m. May 13,20,27, June 3 and 10. Sample problems may be found at http://www.washington.edu/oea/aptp.htm. TESTDATES FOR THE MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT) are 3 p.m. May 11 in FR 3, and 3 p.m. June 16 inFR 4. Registration is required in OM 120 or by calling X/3080. A $35 fee is payable at time of test.HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSIONS will be held at 4 p.m. May 13 in HU 101.Find out about the bachelor of arts degree in Human Services offered through Woodring College ofEducation. For more information, call X/7759. TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (TESL)priority application deadline for fall 1999 is May 15. For more information, call Trish, X/4949. THE TESTFOR TEACHER EDUCATION (TETEP) will be given at 3 p.m. May 18 in FR 2. Registration is required inOM 120. A $25 fee is payable in the exact amount at time of registration. FALL QUARTER DEGREEAPPLICANTS: Students who plan to graduate at the end of fall quarter must have degree applications onfile by June 4. Degree applications and instructions are available in the Registrar's Office, OM 230. On-campus recruiting For more information on the application process for any of the following opportunities orto sign up for an interview, stop by OM 280 or call X/3240. Berkshire Associates, Tuesday, May 11.Submit resume, and sign up in OM 280. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Wednesday, May 12. See Jobdescription in signup folder. Submit resume, and sign up in OM 280. ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 3 ---------- May 7,1999 News The Western Front â€¢ 3 Protecting natural resources a concern as state populationgrows Above: area in Below: ares in An aerial 1969. Photos courtesy of DNR/Resource Mappingphoto of Lake Whatcom and bordering An aerial photo of Lake Whatcom and bordering 1995. By JulieGraham THE WESTERN FRONT Population growth is leading to a decline in the quantity and quality ofWashington state's natural resources, and this trend will continue, Commissioner of Public LandsJennifer Belcher told approximately 70 Whatcom County residents attending a May campusworkshop. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources-sponsored workshop, OnCommon Ground, was the fourth of seven in the state intended to begin a dialogue about natural-resource issues, Belcher said. One issue the state needs to deal with is a huge population increaseexpected during the next half century, she said. In 1997, the population was estimated at 5.6 million,according to Washington state's Web page. "We have to think about what's going to happen whenwe're expected to double the population in 50 years," she said. Doubling state population in the next 50years would add enough people to fill a Tacoma-sized city â€” approximately 180,000 people â€” every18 months, Belcher said. She said eastern Washingtonians suggested stacking Seattle higher, butwestern Washingtonians want- -ednewf residents to make theirr home in Adams Country, in southeastWashington. During the workshop, five discussion groups made butcher- paper maps showing theirhopes for Whatcom county 25 years from now. The maps depicted little to no urban growth, and groupspokespeople said their groups desired existing towns and cities to become more dense rather thanlarger. High-density growth in small 'We have to think about what is going to happen when we'reexpected to double the population in the next 50 years.' Jennifer Belcher Commissioner of PublicLands areas within existing population centers was the vision of Bellingham geologist Dan McShane's group. Other hopes for Whatcom Country's future included safe, clean drinking water and the Nooksack River once again teeming with salmon. One map showed Lake Whatcom surrounded by a tall fence;none of the maps pictured lakefront homes. Each map showed fish swimming upstream. To reachthese dreams, the groups proposes several solutions: Increasing public awareness of the issuesthrough education and media, creating incentives for positive development, and beginning a dialogto create a community identity, among others. Belcher . said several Whatcom Country visions for thefuture mirrored those from other .;workshops. .The -first three workshops also wanted to protect andpreserve resources, concentrate growth, protect agricultural lands and. develop better masstransportation. The DNR had no recommendations for people except to provide information to starttalking about natural resources, Belcher said. "We need to look at what we inherited, what we have leftand what we want to pass on," she said. Extended Hours Open until MIDNIGHT â€¢ Wednesday â€¢Thursday â€¢ Friday â€¢ Saturday 21 Over O P E N AT 3 : 0 0 P . M . S U N . - F m , 1:00 P . M .S A T. D O W N S T A I R S AT 1 2 1 2 T E N T H S T. F A I R H A V EN 3 6 0 - 6 4 7 - 7 0 0 2www.nas.com/ArcherAle Zinn speaks about U.S. social movements and constitution ZINN, from page 1 * Nick Haney/The Western Front Howard Zinn talked about the role of the constitution and and the role ofsocial movements in the United States. "Democracy comes from ordinary people when they gettogether and act," Zinn said. The Civil Rights movement brought change when people planned sit-ins atrestaurants and marched in protest of racism, Zinn said. He said protests and draft resistance duringthe Vietnam War were two reasons the United States pulled its soldiers out of Vietnam. The fact'*that more American citizens opposed the war than supported it was one of the reasons PresidentJohnson decided to start peace negotiations rather than send more troops to Vietnam, Zinn said. "Warsolves nothing," Zinn said, "You end up multiplying the violence you set out to stop." To create socialchange, citizens must act together and work for justice, Zinn said. "Don't expect social problems tobe solved by those on top." liiiiiiiii iiSiiliiii lljljjllllllijllllllliijll jiifta^^ ;Â£amhef^ : | i b i l i^ Â£ r o | : r a h i |Â§ f^ aimed;|a|p;redjucm a^ug^usersj;^ ;Mg?l|p^ liiiiiiiiiiiiiBiii ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 4 ---------- 4 â€¢ The Western Front News May 7,1999 Former student donates $5,000 to art department By HollyHinterberger THE WESTERN FRONT Former Western graduate Dan Morris won a trip to Hawaii and the choice of any accredited university to donate $5,000 to as a part of a General Mills Back-to- Schoolcontest, said Jean Rahn of the Western Foundation. Morris chose Western's art department as hisbeneficiary. Art Department Chair Tom Johnston said the department has yet to solidify plans for themoney, though it has discussed them. The faculty proposed ideas and developed a plan to scheduleeither an event or a series of events, which would be open to the public. Events may include activitiessuch as panel discussions and art conferences, Johnston said. "(It will) be good for students, andinvolve students," Johnston said. The department has discussed using the money to bring visitingartists to Western to give presentations Johnston said. It's possible a conference of events and visiting artists will be included in spending the money Johnston said. He said the money will be used in the1999-2000 school year. Morris, a self-employed businessman and former Western art student,graduated from Western in 1966. Administrators to ease space crunch SPACE, from page 1 10 to 12new faculty members, Murphy said. Space is required to provide offices for new professors. Previously that space has been taken from classrooms. The result has been fewer instructional rooms availableduring peak hours. Between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. every classroom is utilized and nearly every seat in each class is filled, Murphy said. By moving non-student-related offices off campus, more classroomswill be available. Murphy said smaller rooms â€” 40 to 60 people â€” are planned for the space. TheCenter for Regional Studies, Campus Contact offices and extended learning offices have already movedto the building on Chestnut, Manager of Space Administration Jim Korski said. The Chestnutbuilding is full until after Jan. 1, 2000, Korski said. Other offices including purchasing, fiscalservices and accounts payable will also move, Korski said. "The university is very sensitive to the fact that we are crowded and we are finding ways to increase academic spaces," Murphy said. Westernplans to build a new structure south of the Environmental Studies building, Murphy said. It will house the journalism, communications, computer science and physics departments. Construction will not befinished for four years. President-elect Cox plans to hold forums to discuss issues ELECTION, from page 1 they voted to hold a runoff election for vice president for Academic Affairs â€” therefore Castafiedawas never officially elected, he said. Mclvor said he did not realize an infraction had occurred until afriend notified him of the violation Tuesday. Castaheda cancelled his grievance concerning themisspelling of his name last week. "I didn't want to waste the time of the elections board or itsmembers," he said. Castafieda said he filed the grievance to prove a point â€” to let people know hisname was misspelled. He still won the election. Depending upon the elections board's final decision,Castafieda could be disqualified. Another runoff election could be held or the grievance could bedismissed, Castafieda said. The A.S. Elections Board will hold the grievance hearing at 3 p.m. Friday in Viking Union 219A. The A.S. Board will ratify the election results during Wednesday's meeting, saidGenevieve Panush, 1998-99 vice president for Business and Operations. "If I do finally get ratified thereneeds to be something done about the whole petty grieving for whatever," Castafieda said. "It'sridiculous and it wastes time." Cox plans to change the elections process next year. "I think the runoff is causing more student apathy because a lot of people don't understand the runoff and don't know what is going on," he said. He said he wants to create a plurality system in which a candidate could winan election with at least 30 percent of the votes to help eliminate runoff elections that result when threecandi- Associated Students president-' dates run for the same office, he said. "It is almost impossible to get 50 percent with three strong candidates," Cox said. Cox begins his term in June and will workduring the summer at Western. The first item on his agenda is to define all six vice presidents' jobs andhave them determine their goals, he said. Cox has several personal goals with one particular theme."My main thing next year is going to be accountability and I am going to start off by being very visual tothe students and by getting a lot of feedback," Cox said. To accomplish this, he,plans to holdeducational forums concerning campus issues, such as Initiative 200 effects and classroom spaceproblems. He also wants to hold the administration accountable to the students, he said. Cox plans tovisit hall council meetings once per quarter and Chris Fuller/The Western Front elect Victor Cox in hisoffice. 'My main thing next year is going to be accountability and I am going to start off by being veryvisual to the students and by getting a lot of feedback.' Victor Cox A.S. president elect continue thetalks with Western president Karen Morse that 1998-1999 A.S,-President Sarah Steves initiated, hesaid. Cox said the other candidates who he ran against were great and hopes they will still be involvedin A.S. events and programs. "That's the one bad thing about elections, that somebody has to lose,"Cox said. Theater groups celebrate Hispanic culture on Cinco De Mayo Salvador Hueso, a student atSehome High School, said he really enjoyed Alma's performance. CELEBRATION, from page 1 "Wehave felt a big void about learning about our own heritage," Solorzano said. "This is a chance to letpeople know the cultural and musical tradition that we come from. The art of each cultural group is thesoul of each nationality." Alma's performance focused on the contributions and accomplishments ofMexican- Americans and how they fought racism and inequality while maintaining their culture andheritage. Songs in Spanish and English told the heroic story of a quest for freedom, beginning jyith theMexican-American civil rights struggle and extending to present U.S. anti-immigrant sentiment. MEChA President Carmen Perez said she feels most programs don't reflect different T have a passion forMexican culture â€” it's so important to celebrate history: Erin McKee Western Senior cultures andsaid she was excited about the performance. "The main goal behind it would be to educate andempower students, not only on Western's campus, but also Outreach students," Perez said. MEChA'sspecial guests at the performance were five high school Outreach students involved in Western'sHispano- American tutoring program. The program provides academic support of Chicano and Latinoyouth in Whatcom County. "They're really proud," Hueso said. "They represent how the culture is."Western senior Angelita Rodriguez said she thought the performance was an accurate depiction ofLatino history because it showed a lot of traditional folk music. "They're wonderful," Rodriguez said. "I think it's pretty powerful and uplifting." Western senior Erin McKee said she thought hearing apersonal testimony from Alma was really powerful. "I have a passion for Mexican culture," McKeesaid. "It's so important to celebrate history. We only learn a few sentences in history books. We need to break down barriers, celebrate the differences." ClassFinder may soon have link to faculty evaluationsEVALUATIONS, from page 1 Cox addressed concerns about the accuracy of representation in such asystem. He said the technical aspects of the program have not been worked out, but the system wouldinclude information on how many students have filled out evaluations. He added measures will be takento ensure only students who have actually been in a professor's class will be able to evaluate thatprofessor. Cox expressed optimism that the system will expand quickly. "It will start up quick oncestudents see how efficient it is," he said. HH^|||||B(HSiS^ lillHiKiiiliiliilH iiiil^jjiiHiJiiiiilis B^i^BfilBlBilBiliil^|||^||fe||j||||i|i^|^j H^iBliiiHiBiiBliiHilB l w | r l a n l | m | | h e | co ifimgZe^ iislMhgilb^ -iSo^llis^ ;;iiext;^P^HIiiBifciBSIliiiiBMi IllllBBiilHKfcllilB II^HHillB^BiBfi^Blll HIBHBIHBIllilBll llliiiliiiiHiilMiHIiiiHiJiB ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 5 ---------- May 7,1999 ACCENT Arts Entertainment The Western Front â€¢ 5 ECOND COMEDY FOR THEMASSES By Scott LaMont THE WESTERN FRONT An actor forgets a line, a sound effect occurs lateor a set piece falls to the ground with a performance-halting crash. These moments during a stageproduction require swift improvisation to save the scene. For nearly 40 years, The Second City theatergroup has performed shows "where this tense moment is required and encouraged; an improvisa-tionalshow where the script is being written by its stars before, during and after the performance; Students will be able to see the hilarious antics of The Second City National Touring Company as it visits Westernat 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Performing Arts Center Mainstage. This six-member ensemble willperform a bevy of classic scenes from Second City's past troupes as well as some improvisationsthat have made the company world famous. So what exactly is The Second City? One of those "BeforeThey Were Stars" shows on television might discuss The Second City in reference to Bill Murray," DanAykroyd, John Belushi, Rick Moranis, Martin Short, Mike Meyers or Chris Farley â€” all Second Cityalumni. The improvisation group has been a spawning ground for novice comedians looking to make itbig. Some have gone on to lead quiet lives while others move to bigger venues such as "Saturday NightLive." Borrowing a nickname for Chicago given by a New Yorker magazine writer, The Second Cityopened the doors of a refurbished Chinese laundry on December 16, 1959. The actors, many of whomcame from the University of Chicago's theatre department, were shocked at the attention and praisetheir troupe received. Not long after opening, Time Magazine called The Second City "a temple ofsatire." The formula was simple: take a serious topic, The current touring troupe of The Second City.add a humorous outlook and throw in some wit through improvisation. Past topics ranged from beatniksromantically approaching high-society women to the Vietnam War. Nowadays, scenes of the drearycorporate work structure provide comedy. The show continued'its early success even as some members moved to better things. In February 1974, producers sought a new Second City improvisation club andopened a new venue in Toronto with a cast of Canadian "unknowns" including John Candy, Eugene Levyand Gilda Radner. Even with success spanning two countries, The Second City found itself incompetition with a new television program, NBC Saturday Night. The group had already lost GildaRadner to the program that would later become "Saturday Night Live" and wanted to try its hand in asketch-based comedy program. In 1976, The Second City debuted on television. The result was "SCTV,"a show similar to its aforementioned competition. Carrying some of the best comedians from theChicago and Toronto troupes, "SCTV" was a moderate success. It neyer reached the success ofCourtesy of The Second City "Saturday Night Live," and although it won two;Emmys, "SCTV" ended after seven years. The troupes continue today and have added another club in Detroit. For now, the NationalTouring Company tours the country seeking new members and bringing audiences the satirical wit that has kept the doors of the original Chinese laundry house open in Chicago. Tickets for The Second Cityare $18 for adults and $16 for students. Student rush tickets can be purchased 15 minutes before theshow for $6 with student identification â€” if seats are available. TEACHING TROUBLED KIDSSURVIVAL SKILLS AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF A WILDERNESS SCHOOL By Holly HinterbergerTHE WESTERN FRONT Separated into same-sex groups and forced to fend for themselves in thewilderness, troubled teenagers battle inner demons and hope to find a new identity. In his book"Shouting at the Sky," Gary Ferguson successfully relates the moving tale of seemingly hopelesschildren in their fight for normalcy and survival. The book outlines the experiences of teenagers sent,most against their will, to the Aspen Achievement Academy wilderness program. The program sendsthem into the Utah desert for 60 days to survive without The Independent Learning office has-moved!Same Friendly Folks â€¢ Easy Access â€¢ Free Parking Same phone number and e-mail: phone: (360)650-3650 fax: (360) 650-6858 e-mail: ilearn@cc.wwu.edu Look tor us at: The Chestnut Building 800 E.Chestnut, First Floor From campus take N. Garden or Indian north to Chestnut, hirn right. BOUNDARYBAY Brewery Bistro fjjieat Mont to- a Spatial Â®Â£Â£igfUfuÂ£ 5wd (M 5% Methe^A flap Sj)Â£cudSiuutcd Sunday May 9th 9:00 a.m. ~ 2:30 p.m. 647-5593 1107 Railroad Ave. Bellingham â€¢â€”bathrooms, matches or showers. Before writing the book, Ferguson trained as a counselor and spentthree months working with students in the program, he said. Ferguson was not paid for his work andsaid he felt it was important to participate with the group, instead of writing the story from theperspective of an : outsider. During the program, teens share their stories of drug abuse, eatingdisorders and suicide. attempts as they struggle to prove themselves capable enough to go homeat the end of. the program. At 14, Ruben is already a drug addict and went into the desert believing hisaddiction did not have any consequences â€” beyond getting himself into trouble. His breakthroughoccurred when a counselor totaled the cost of Ruben's drug use, which amounted to more than$9,000. Nancy is bulimic and spent most of her time hiding the problem. Despite angry letters from herparents, Nancy manages to open up to her group and go an entire week without throwing up. OnSusan's first day in the program, all she wanted to do was die. She avoided conversations with the groupand cried herself to sleep at night. Two weeks later, smiles grace her dirty face and she is off suicidewatch. Underlying the personal trials of each teen is Ferguson's message of hope. In a societyconstantly reminded of what happens to misguided children, "Shouting at the Sky" proves underneaththeir troubles they are good kids needing a second chance. The Aspen program is designed toprovide that chance by creating ritual and identity for those too lost to find it on their own. "If you don't give young people ritual, they will create it," Ferguson said. In his book, Ferguson said nature is theavenue of discovery the program uses. "Nature provides natural consequences," he said. "(It) doesn'tcare who you are or where you are from. (The kids) are finally in a place where what they do matters."Part of Ferguson's inspiration for the book was his own use of wilderness as a coping device, he said. "Iwent to nature to be quiet in a place free of judgment," he said. "It's a very healing place." ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 6 ---------- 6 â€¢ The Western Front Accent May 7,1999 TRAVELING INCOGNITO Three men who ran away tostart a circus By Chris Goodenow THE WESTERN FRONT A man juggling knives, a singing monkeyand a man forecasting weather by current events may seem strange to most people â€” however, that iswhat the Incognito Traveling Circus does best. Traveling across 28 states, from Tennessee to Californiaand now Washington, Simon Jaynes, Brian Stabile and Aaron Carson found they were always greatentertainers at parties. Last November they decided they had enough talent to start a circus. A typicalshow looks like a mini-carnival with constant live music, jugglers, fortune telling and carnival games. Thegroup described its show as an elongated party, not a two-hour circus. The group often has contactswhere it travels, like fortune tellers and a ringmaster. 'We want people to understand that it's not likethe traditional idea of a circus," Jaynes said. "There's not going to be an invisible wall between us and the people. We're not just up there to look at; we're going to interact with people. I think the best way to getpeople into a circus is to make them feeljike they're part of it." The traveling circus has refined its skills in the past six months to become more entertaining. Jaynes and Carson, the jugglers of the group, havejuggled whisky bottles, skateboards, knives, a pogo stick and a hamster â€” and the list keeps growing. - Jaynes said he hopes to move to flaming torches soon. "You just got to find whatever your skill levelis : and then juggle the most dangerous thing you can do," Jaynes said. "I would love to say, 'find threeobjects, any three objects you want, and I'll juggle theni for ya.'" Jaynes tries to catch the knives by thehandle, and said the minor cuts that occur don't bother him. Carson is perfecting juggling while jumpingon a pogo stick. "We kind, of pride ourselves in trying to juggle everything," he said. Carson's talentsdon't stop at physical phenomena. .He claims lie can accurately forecast the weather according tocurrent events. For example, bombing in Yugoslavia may cause rain in Florida, he said. â€¢ "Predictingthe weather is easy â€” the trick is making it a show," Carson said. "You got to spice it up." AlthoughStabile can't juggle, one of his best talents is being "The Monkey." In his homemade monkey suit, hepuffs out his cheeks, scratches his head and skillfully flaps his arms. The three often perform informallyon Western's campus with a hat in front of them for change. The group's main interest is traveling andperforming its act in small-town fields or parks. So far, the group has traveled 14,000 miles, marked by ahalf-inch-wide strip of duct tape on their dashboard for every thousand miles. In late fall, they plan tomake another trip across the United States. They said their exact destination is unknown. For now, thegroup is looking for hew people to join the circus. They said they have gotten a few people interested byperforming in Red Square. "We're definitely looking for people to run away with the circus," Carson said."Anything can be a show if it's different enough from people's everyday lives," Jaynes said. "You need tostay crazy. It's just a lot of insanity involved in circus acting. That's what we're doing, is marketinginsanity." The circus' biggest crowd was at a college student's birthday party in Philadelphia, whichlasted about a week-and-a-half. Jaynes estimated about 20 to 30 people were always present. Thecircus has found it draws bigger crowds in college towns such as Bellingham. "You have to be prettyopen minded to get what we're trying to put across," Carson said. The circus never charges admission for its shows, but people can donate money if they want to. "We don't want the kind of situation where you have to pay money to go see the circus," Carson said. "The most important part is our audience, and we don't want to exclude anybody from our audience." The group's act is constantly growing. The members want to get a school bus for people and equipment. As part of an act, Carson plans to jump over it on his motorcycle. The traveling circus is practicing tightrope walking and is looking into preying mantis fights.A friend of the group wants to be a human can-nonball. but they have to get the cannon first. Stabile andJaynes got jobs to pay for basic living needs and,-of course., the expense of the circus. Most of theircircus ideas aren't cheap, and the show isaiot bringing i n , mvich.monBy..; _ "Money isn't really of thatmuch importance to me,'other.than I need it to do things like this. Carson said. "I cant think of a better-thing to spend my money on, personally. I'm ready to devote serious time, effort and money to this idea." Jaynes agreed money is not an object when it comes to the circus. "I don't care if I lose money left andright at this point," he said. "It's all about following this idea and dream as far as it can go." Photos byChris Goodenow/The Western Front (Above left): Aaron Carson practices juggling-on-a-pogo-stick skills in Red Square. (Bottom): The Incognito Traveling Circus (L to R) Carson, Brian Stabile and Simon Jaynesperched on their faithful steed. ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 7 ---------- May 7,1999 Accent The Western Front â€¢ 7 WESTERN' RT By Bobby Stone THE WESTERN FRONT With more than 200 prints and drawings, the Western Gallery Print Collection is small, at best,compared with the selection of prints at a place such as the Seattle Art Museum, which has thousandsof prints. Western's collection, however, is still very valuable. The collection features well-known artistssuch as John Taylor Arms, Homer Winslow, James Whistler and local artist Helen Loggie, said WesternGallery Curator Sarah Clark-Langager. Of the 209 prints, 92 are American, 15 are First Nation/NativeAmerican, 30 are European and three are from Japanese artists. Fourteen prints were donated byWestern faculty or alumni while the remaining 55 prints are by Loggie. "(The amount of prints) isminiscule to what other institutions have," Clark- Langager said. "But we have a good beginning." TomDavidson, owner of Davidson's Gallery in Seattle, evaluated the print collection in September and referredto the different themes and designs of the prints and said the collection is pretty mixed. "It's deep insome areas, while having a smattering of things in others," he said. "It's not seamless and cohesive byany stretch." Davidson said the collection definitely needs to grow, however, it is valuable from ateaching perspective; "There's enough range that students could benefit from having access to it," hesaid. Clark-Langager said some art professors request prints periodically to use in their classes asexamples of certain types of work. Clark-Langager said when she arrived at Western 10 years ago, thecollection was dispersed throughout campus in private offices, public rooms and storage. Recordsweren't kept of Western's prints so she did research to find exactly what was in the collection. She saidshe found a nice, small print collection but was appalled by the state it was in. "When I went to look,prints were hanging over radiators, set behind doors and left in direct sunlight," Clark-Langager said. ."There wasn't a general respect for taking care of (the prints)." She took the prints out of private offices and created a new policy to keep them safe. Most of the prints were put into storage and taken outfor shows, while various prints can be "found throughout campus in public areas such as the library or art department. Clark-Langager said the print collection is good to have, even if it is small. Tom Johnston,chair of the art department, said he appreciates the prints. "We have a good start of a collection,"he said. "Prints traditionally or historically have always been a really good art medium to see. It's anoriginal art at an affordable price." The Western Gallery Print Collection isn't the only collection Western is involved with. Western has a stake in the Washington Art Consortium Collection. The consortiumwas organized in 1975 by four institutions: Cheney Cowles Memorial State Museum in Spokane, theWashington State University Museum of Art, the Tacoma Art Museum and the Western Gallery. Threemore institutions have since joined: The Henry Gallery at the University of Washington, the Seattle ArtMuseum and the Whatcom Museum of History and Art. Clark-Langager said the consortium collectionis well-known. She said museums in the United States and Europe borrow from it. Some of the artistsfeatured in the collection are Mark Di Suvero, Adolph Gottlieb, Andy Warhol, Frank Stella and JamesRosenquist. Clark-Langager is in charge of distributing the consortium collection while Western safelystores the artwork. She said the reason more of the artwork -isn't displayed is for the safety of theprints. She doesn't display prints where they can be easily stoleji ox.are in danger of being damaged bythe elements. "Before we put the prints up we check out the security and conservation issues," Clark-Langager said. "For example, the dean of environmental science wanted some prints in his office; wechecked out the light situation and said they couldn't have any unless there was a filter." Clark-Langager hopes to increase the collections through donations. "(The collection) is not enough that it is so heavilycommitted to one direction or another," he said. "It's small enough that you can set your priorities andpursue those." He suggested creating an independent study group or a specific class designed tosolicit prints and start a publishing-type role. (Above) James Rosenquist's "Circles of Confusion'^(1965)and and (Below) Frank Stella's "Eccentric Polygons" can be found in the print collection housed atWestern. C I N.E M A Barney Benedictson/The Western Front Moviegoers enjoy the big screen atBellingham's independent theater, the Pickford Cinema. By Julie Hemphill THE WESTERN FRONTHidden away in the 1400 Block of Cornwall Avenue, nestled between Allied Arts and DowntownJohnny's, exists the Pickford Cinema. Sixteen members of the Whatcom Film Association Board ofDirectors, three employees and countless volunteers run the Pickford Cinema, Bellingham's onlyindependent cinema. The original owner went bankrupt after four months of operation and closed thecinema for approximately one year. Manager and motion picture machine operator, Dunja Martdn,helped re-open the cinema six months ago. In order to raise money, the board created the FairhavenOutdoor Cinema last summer. Movies were free, but donations were accepted. Family-oriented films ranfor eight weeks, shown behind Colophon Cafe. The turnout and size of donations were huge, Martonsaid. The first month was rent-free. This enabled the board to renovate the cinema and learn to run the projection booth. "It was a lot harder than we had expected," Marton said. The old carpet was replaced,a new seating arrangement was put in and the concession area was remodeled, Marton said. "It was ahuge group effort," she said. During the first couple of months, the cinema ran into a major problem. The platter used to project the film onto the screen was from the 1970s. This put it 13 years past itsexpected lifetime. The ahtiqueness caused one-quarter of the films to break. .-â€¢â€¢â€¢-- "It would becomplete mayhem," Marton said. The cinema did not have the $5,000 needed for the new platter,but a huge donation allowed them to buy a replacement, Marton said. "It's been a really smooth ridesince then," Marton said. She said this provided time to concentrate on running and improving thecinema instead of whether or not the film would break. . Marton credits the community and itsenthusiasm for keeping the cinema alive. "It's obvious this town needed something like this," Martonsaid. "People want it to happen." Volunteers come in nightly to help with the set up and concessionstand. Martha Ammon, retired Bellingham resident volunteers twice per month. "Not enough peopletake advantage of it," Amnion said. The cinema has 94 seats and accomodates wheelchairs.. The rowslined with lights, the walls draped in red fabric and the reclining chairs create a classic movie theateratmosphere. The Pickford is in its sixth month of operation. - "This has been one of the bestexperiences of my life," Marton said. The cinema features independent, foreign, classics, re-releases arid first-run films. Daily shows run at 7 and 9 p.m. In two weeks, a 4 p.m. show will beadded. The films show for one week and change every Friday. "God Said 'Ha!'" starring and directed byJulia Sweeney from "Saturday Night Live," runs May 7 to 13.' This film takes a closer look at Sweeney's life as she is dealing with her divorce, her brother's terminal cancer and her own battle with cancer. Atthe 1998 Seattle International Film Festival, Sweeney's film received the audience's Golden NeedleAward. ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 8 ---------- 8 â€¢ The Western Front S PORTS NCAA II Recreation May 7,1999 Kickin' it out By Aaron SnelTHE WESTERN FRONT Sounds of breaking boards and forceful grunts came from Red SquareWednesday, as members of Western's Tae Kwon Do club demonstrated for nearly 100 spectators. .The club's instructor, Faith Dougherty, ordered the 10-per-son group into action, performing a series ofkicks and punches. Next, members showed off their strength and control by breaking 12-by-12-inch pine boards with their elbows and feet. Dougherty gave a nunchaku demonstration, performing 15 differentmoves and forms in rapid succession. Dougherty is a first-degree, level-three black belt in the Koreanmartial art of Tae Kwon Do. "I study and teach because I need to be better," Dougherty said. "I want tobecome a master and that takes mental discipline, respect and perseverance." Dougherty led the groupin poom-se, which is Korean for a pattern of punches, kicks and blocks performed from memory. Senior Milyssa Carwin and freshman Jeremy Noone squared off in a sparring match. Each wore protectivepadding and head guards as they bounced barefoot on the red bricks, looking for openings to land aquick kick or punch. Noone has been in the Tae Kwon Do club for two quarters. He said he has learnedself-discipline and endurance from participating in the club. "It's a great sport," Noone said. "Iespecially like sparring because it lets you try out the moves that we practice each week. Tae Kwon Doteaches control of what your-doing instead of flailing your arms. and legs all over the place." Aftersparring, Carwin performed a running-jumping-flying side kick. She started about 12 feet from a clubmember holding a board at shoulder height. She got a running start, jumped about four feet from theboard and glided through the air â€” snapping it ..in half with a powerful kick. "I.started doing Tae Kwon Do last spring because I wanted to have some fun while I worked out," Carwin said. "I feel a lot moreconfident, and strong since I started. It's taught me discipline and respect for others." The Tae KwonDo club practices three times per week, Monday, Wednesday and. Friday, Western's Vivian Leedemonstrates a sliding side kick, snapping a board in the hands of fellow Tae Kwon Do member ThadEkle. The club hosted a demonstration in Red Square Wednesday. Bobby Stone/ The Western Frontat the U.S. Tae Kwon Do Center in downtown Bellingham. They practice under master Uoon Choi, the1986 Tae Kwon Do world champion. Western's Tae Kwon Do club is participating in a tournament from9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Edmonds Community College. Phlnney reflects on fastpitch, past and future By Erica Oakley THE WESTERN FRONT Western's fastpitch team will riot return to the playoffs justbrie year â€¢ after winning the NAIA National Softball Championship. A softball team must be ranked inthe NCAA II West Region's top four to make the playoffs. Western is ranked fifth. "I'm still trying to figure out how that feels," head coach Art Phinney said. This is the first time in Phinney's coaching career he will not be going to the playoffs. Being in the NCAA-II for the first year and losing five one-run gamesearly in the season were reasons Phinney said the team did not reach the post-season. Phinney saidthe team failed to perform in the five losses, lacking timely hitting and failing to drive in runners.Taking into account the quality of teams played and Western's record, 33-13, Phinney said he feelsthe team deserves to be in the playoffs. "They are peaking at the right time and finishing stronger thanthey started," he said. Phinney said several players have improved their play and made importantcontributions to the team this season. "Our outfield has just played tremendous defense," Phinney said. "Sonya Joseph has had an incredible year defensively. She has saved us a lot of runs." Darcy Taylorhas improved her hitting and Andie Greenen has done a tremendous job as catcher and increased herbatting average, Phinney added. Some players with natural leadership abilities, including Greenen,Taylor and Cdni Posey, will have to step up next year to take the places of graduating players,Phinney said. Phinney said he does not doubt Western will be a playoff 'contender next'season; "I'mproud of them," Phinney said. "These players should be proud of what they've done this year." Athletesof the week awarded Runner Devin Kemper and rower Amanda Moklebust were named Western'sAthletes of the Week for April 25 through May 1. Kemper set a school record, winning the men's 800meters at the University of Oregon Invitational with a time of 1:50.52. He broke the record by .22seconds. Moklebust was the stroke in Western's varsity eight victory at the Opening Day Regatta with a time of 5:13.40. Coming Attractions Community Food Co-op Healthy Connections M H V CookingClasses Lectures Include: Natural Gynecology for East Indian Vegetarian Women of all Ages CuisineDr. RacheHe Herdman Joeeph Cudnik May 10, 7-9 pm May 13, G-9 pm _^fo FÂ°r more Information, ca\\734-6150 or come /*%*Â£Â£' pick up a free Healthy Connections flyer. Wft ) 1220 N.Forest OpenEveryday Â£gt; am to 9 pm Graduation Gifts! Wedding Gifts! Parting Gifts! v Gifts to take home! muDPottery vour The most fun place to shop! From the largest and most beautiful selection of stonewarepottery in the Northwest All stoneware Pottery is hand- old Fairhaven â€¢ 911 Harris Ave made in ourstudio or by West â€¢ ^^^_ Coast Potters. / We Ship! 650-9007 REGAL CINEMAS SEH0ME CINEMAS 671-7770 / NOW PLAYING f SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT -NO PASSES ACCEPTED -CALL THEATREFOR SHOWTIME ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 9 ---------- May 7,1999 Sports The Western Front â€¢ 9 By Jaime Martin THE WESTERN FRONT Imagine menand women all wearing snorkels and goggles, black fins attached to their feet. Then put them allunderwater and tell them to play hockey. James Luce explained Bellingham's Underwater Hockey Club. Luce, who has played for 13 years, said the game is played using a short stick, not much longer thana person's hand, and a puck. Teams have 10 players, with six players in the water at one time. Thegame is played in 15- minute halves. It begins with the puck in the middle of the pool and each teamdives for it to start the game. To score, the puck must go into metal troughs placed at each end of thebottom of the pool. A member of the underwater hockey club at practice. Shown floating at lower left is his hockey stick. Jay Tarpinian/ The Western Front The referees are underwater, wearing brightgloves and clothing to signify their job. The game can get rough, but players are supposed to play the body clean â€” with minimal contact â€” and just hit the puck, Luce said. Bumps and bruises dooccur. Vicki Gezon was the unlucky recipient of a broken nose at a practice not long ago, Luce said."It's so addicting, and a 105- pound woman can beat a 215- pound man because it's about finesse,"Gezon said. The club has two players attending nationals this June in Chicago. John Hudson hasplayed the game for the past two decades. "I'll probably get picked up by a master's team," Hudsonsaid. On a master's team, all players are more than 35 years old. Vicki Gezon, who has been playing for 17 or 18 years, will also attend nationals. "I saw a pool full of guys wearing Speedos and I've beenplaying ever since," she said. Golfers swinging wood at nationals By Ghris Blake . THE WESTERNFRONT Western's men's golf team used a second-place finish at the NCAA Division II West RegionalChampionship Wednesday in Fountain Hills, Ariz., to earn its fifth straight trip to nationals. Led by senior Joel Skarbo, Western posted a season-best final-round of 282 to finish at 865 â€” three strokes behindNo. 3-ranked Texas Wesleyan University. Western will play in its first NCAA Division II nationalchampionship May 18 through 21 in Valdosta, Ga. "It's such a relief to see us make nationals," Skarbosaid. "My college career isn't over." Skarbo shot a 5-under-par 66 Tuesday and a 67 Wednesday tofinish the tournament in second place at 210, four strokes off the lead. A horrible first round of 77 mayhave cost Skarbo the tour- Get it h e r e . Mo|lC^r s Day Sale: ~**â€”*- SALE RUNS FROM May 3 -8 " 20% off all sportswear, jewelry and United Design picture frames. Also 20% off selected "Books forMom"from our general book department. Sale includes several Western Mom shirts. Many other greatgifts to choose fromâ€”There's something for everyone! Get it here. www.bookstore.wwu.edu oWESTERN ASSOCIATED STUDENTS BOOKstore nament title. "I'm very proud of this team," Westerncoach Steve Card said. "Joel shooting nine under the last two rounds really picked us up, but everyoneplayed well." Junior Craig Welty shot a final-round 71 to tie for ninth at 216. "Craig played better than his numbers turned out," Skarbo said. Skarbo said it was a full team effort that helped Western. "Theother guys played solid/' he said. "That's what had been missing." Freshman Bo Stephan tied for 13that 218, junior John Stehlik shot a 223 and redshirt freshman Jamie Kim finished at 231. The Vikingsentered the tournament ranked 22nd nationally and wanted to prove they are among the elite teams inthe nation, Skarbo said. "We've done nothing but get better all year," Skarbo said. "I think a lot of teams are going to be surprised." "Now we know that we belong in the upper echelon of teams," Card agreed."We know we can play with any of these teams." Skarbo said the tough competition Western faced all season has prepared them for nationals. "We definitely have a legitimate chance to win it," he said.Give Mom Jewelry That You Made Especially For Her. She'll Love It! fj OPEN 7 DAYS ,â€¢*Â£gÂ£'Â« In Historic *jjjgÂ» (360) 671-5655 , Your campus bookstore Restaurants Spirits LIVE MUSIC BIG SCREEN T.U. â€¢ POOL TABLES Monday Tuesday $3.99 Beer Pitchers $3.99 Hamburger Fries Mon. - Tues. - Wed. $7.99 ALL YOU CAN EAT BEEF RIBS! 1114 Harris Ave * Fairhaven DINEIN OR CARRY OUT â€¢ 671-6745 ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 10 ---------- May 7,1999 The Western Front â€¢ 10 Campus must sacrifice td ease pain of overcrowding The degreeof overcrowding at Western is becoming worse, and.it threatens to destroy what Western prides itself onâ€” quality education.. More and more students are forced to sit on the floor to take lecture notes andstrain to hear professors from standing-room-only space at the back of a lecture hall. This compromisesstudents' education by allowing them less time to interact with their professors individually and duringclass. â€¢: gt; - â€¢ No quick, simple solutions to overcrowding exist. Western will not have anotherbuilding until the communications building opens in 2004. The number of students applying to Westernand the number of students the state legislature requires Western to continue state funding are stillincreasing each year, Registrar Joe St. Hilare said. Students and administrators, however, can make afew sacrifices to alleviate the situation now. One of the main reasons overcrowded classrooms exist, is most students take classes in the morning and early afternoon. Many students work during theafternoon or evening or they just want to get their classes finished in the morning. Classrooms arecompletely booked between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., but many classrooms are available in the late afternoonand evening, St. Hilaire said. Professors want their classes scheduled in the morning because theyattract fewer students when they schedule a class after 3 p.m., St. Hilaire said. Although afternoon andevening classes are less convenient for students, they need to begin taking more of them because noother outlets for more classes exist. "Even if we got 50 more classrooms tomorrow, we would still havethe same problem,"' St. Hilaire said. Administrators are taking small steps to overcome overcrowding.The administration is moving administrative offices, such as University Extended Programs, off-campus tocreate more faculty office space and a few classrooms. It also created classroom space for 238 morestudents when it opened Haggard Hall winter quarter. To effectively address overcrowding, however,administrators need to stop over enrolling. Western is currently over-enrolled by 200 students beyond thestate target. The overenrollment money is used to hire more faculty, St. Hilaire said. More faculty makesexpansion of Western's curriculum possible, but what good are new courses if no classrooms in whichto teach them exist? Additional faculty also increase overcrowding because they require office space.Although limiting overenrollment would not solve the problem of overenrollment, it would prevent it fromgetting worse. It is a sacrifice for students to take classes at less convenient times and for administrators to give up money generated from overenrollment. It Will be hard for students to work more in the morningand find time for dinner in between classes, and it will be hard for administrators and faculty to budgettheir money more conservatively. Making these small sacrifices, however, is better than furthersacrificing the quality of Western's education. Frontlines are the opinion of The Western Front editorialboard: John Bankston, Erin Becker, Karl Horeis, Jenni Odekirk, Alyssa Pfau, Steven Uhles, Todd Wanke and Tyler Watson. The Western Front Editor John Bankston; Managing Editor Tyler Watson; CopyEditors: Erin Becker, Bryta Alvensleben and Kayley Mendenhall; News Editors: Alyssa Pfau and JenniOdekirk; Accent/Features Editors: Steven Uhles and Todd Wanke; Assistant Accent/Features Editor: Mia Penta; Sports Editors: Colin Howser and Curt Woodward; Opinions Editor: Karl Horeis; Photo EditorBarney Benedictson; Assistant Photo Editor Nick Haney; Online Editor Matt Williams; Cartoonists: Chad Crowe and Sarah Kulfan; Adviser Lyle Harris; Business Manager Carol Brach. Staff Reporters: Lisa Beck, Chris Blake, Monica Bell, Sara Buckwirz, Kimberly Blair, Sara Ballenger, Christi Croft, Lisa Curdy,Tiffany Campbell, Chris Christian, Duane Dales, Chris Fuller, Andy Faubion, Kelly Ferguson, ChrisGoodenow, Julie Graham, Amanda Hashimoto, Kristen Hawley, Julie Hemphill, Alex Hennesy, HollyHinterberger, Kevin Hulten, Sabrina Johnson, Remy Kissel, Scott LaMont, Jeff Lechtanski, Corey Lewis,Meredith Lofberg, Jenni Long, Krisun Marquardt, Siobhan Millhouse, Rachimah Magnuson, SaraMagnuson, Jaime Martin, Jackie Mercurio, Kari McGinnis, Erica Oakley, Meghan Pattee, Daniel Peters,Laura Query, Natalie Quick, Derrick Scheid, Emily Santolla, Christie Shepard, Dave Shepperd, BobbyStone, Aaron Snel, Kathryn Stephens, Jen True, Jay Tarpinian, Jeremy Thurston, Katrina Tyrrell, CarrieVan Driel, Soren Velice, Tiffany White, Joseph Wiederhold, Chris Worth, Steve Wiens, Craig Yantis, Janis Yi, Laura Zimmerman. And we quote: "If you were to outlaw abortion you would create an enormousunderground that would make prohibition seem small by comparison/' Paul Weynch of the FreeCongress Foundation â€” one of the founders of the Christian Conservative movement. Source: April26,1999 issue of The Washington Post. |TMUSTUAVÂ£ BEENALtTMAT 1/ A life for a life orforgiveness? Death penalty flawed but necessary for real justice Sabrina Johnson COMMENTARY The death penalty is not perfect. It is slow, discriminatory and; controversial. The answer, however,to this problem is not to eradicate the system, but to perfect it. Last week, Sister Helen Prejeanspoke at Western, recounting her experiences with death-row inmates. In her speech, she spoke against the death penalty. Prejean listed statistics, citing the downfalls of the system. She said of the 18,000homicides committed in the United States each year, less than 1 percent receive the death penalty. This1 percent is poor, and usually includes those who are convicted of murdering a white person.Unfortunately, Prejean is correct. The death penalty discriminates by race, class and gender. Accordingto the Death Penalty Information Center's Web site, since 1976 eight white defendants were executed forkilling a black victim, while 128 black defendants were executed for killing a white victim. Obviously, thisis disproportional when, according to DPIC, 56 percent of the 271 people executed since 1976 are white. The death penalty should not discriminate. Each victim and criminal should be treated equally, nomatter what their race. According to the US. Department of Justice's Web site, as of 1997 the deathpenalty was authorized in 38 states and by the federal government. Each state has its own lawsdetermining what falls in the category of a capitol offense â€” the type of crime that may result in a death-penalty sentence. In Washington state, aggravated first-degree murder is a capital offense. According tothe DPIC, 17 people have been sentenced to death in Washington State since 1976, but only threehave been executed. The death penalty was re-enacted in Washington in 1975, but the first executionwas not until 1993. â€¢ The threat of death is supposed to be a deterrent, something to prevent seriouscrimes. It is questionable whether or not someone will stop to think about the death penalty beforecommitting a crime. Right now the reality of receiving the death penalty is small because it takes yearsto enact. According to the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney's Web site, those executed in 1996 spentan average of 10 years, five months awaiting execution. From 1977 through 19%, 5,534 prisoners were on death row; only 358 (6 percent) were executed. See SERIOUS, page 11 Death penalty â€” often racistâ€” is barbarous Kathryn Stephens COMMENTARY It has become one of the most politically clichedissues, in v.our modern democratic system. Yet the disturbing finality of the death penalty stands.The power of the courts to decide whether criminals should lose their constitutionally-protected rights issomething that requires the lawful consensus of a modern society. Such a standard, however, does not exist. The death penalty, a state-authorized punishment, has been accepted in various areas sincecolonial times. It was not until 1972 that the U.S. Supreme Court halted executions in its Furman v. ---------- Western Front - 1999 May 7 - Page 11 ---------- May 7,1999 Opinions The Western Front â€¢ 11 From CRUEL, page 10 ry of Texas state's three botched attempts. It took 24 minutes to kill one criminal while the tube attached to his lethal injection needleburst, spraying chemicals toward witnesses. The presence of discrimination in state death-penaltydecisions is apparent in the statistics. A 1990 report by the General Accounting Office stated aconsistent pattern of evidence indicating racial disparities in charging, sentencing and imposing thedeath penalty. The same study concluded those who murdered whites were more likely to be sentenced to death than those who murdered African Americans. Of the 3,000 people on death row, 40 percent are African American. The final issue discrediting the validity of the death penalty is it does not succeed indeterring crime. The Death Penalty Information Center revealed the majority of states with the deathpenalty show murder rates higher than non-death 'Of the 3,000 people on death row, 40 percent areAfrican American/ penalty states. A1995 Hart Research Associates poll demonstrated 67 percent ofpolice chiefs did not believe the death penalty significantly lowered the number of homicides and rankedit last among ways of effectively reducing crime. The remaining resolution is obvious. The SupremeCourt cannot make up its mind about the legality of the death penalty as citizens are stripped of theirprivileges and humanity. Punishments guaranteed to be free of cruelty continue to be botched. Thesystem is providing the public with blatant red flags â€” why aren't we seeing them? From SERIOUS ,page 10 The death penalty does not seem effective or threatening when only 1 percent of murderersreceive the death sentence, and 6 percent of those are actually carried through. The death penaltyshould be taken seriously and should be enforced. Without enforcement it is ineffective and worthless.The victims of these death-row inmates do not have a second chance at life. The inmates shouldn't have a second chance either. iBliiliiMiiliiiiliii liliiiiilliSlliiiiiliii What ally diminishes his partners fear? To theeditor: As a woman, I urge all men to take a strong, vocal stance against sexual violence. What ChrisGoodenow's editorial [May 4 edition of The Front] fails to recognize is no man needs an invitation froma woman to be an ally against rape. Goodenow suggests that women ostracize men as potential allies.Why do allies feel if s necessary to align themselves directly with oppressed groups? Men can beexcellent allies, educating friends, brothers, roommates and Western's campus. Men, with the privileges that come with being male, must stand together against violence, setting an example for their gender.Women, with the risks that come with being female, are busy enough trying to make it home everynight. So if I don't say hello to you, Random Male Stranger, please forgive me: I've been stained by adirty film/ as-well â€” one that requires I protect myself and cross the street first, say hello later.TeleAadsen Western student Protesters must consider impact To the editor, Walking through campuslast Thursday, I was stopped by an individual. She asked if I had a Green Card. Of course I did not,considering I am an American. The lady told me I could be deported if I did not carry my Green Card.She sent me to a table to talk a lady out of deporting me. I realize that these individuals were trying toprove a point. In some cities, incidents such as this have occurred. Yet, it literally made me furious. Ifound it appalling these people stopped me in my tracks to harrass me. It is great they are upset by thetorment people have received for not having Green Cards, but they should not have gone about it the way fhey.did. Tell people in Red Square to go to the table and read about it. Do not harrass them on theirway to class. Their cause seemed worthwhile, but to involve the students in this way not only made memad, but scared me half to death. Don't get me involved in that way. Don't scare me on my way toclass. Just have posters set up, but don't ever tell me that Imay "be deported," on my way to class. Ithought it was ruthless and aggravating, trying to avoid them for the rest of the day. If they were tryingto make a point, they did a great job: to not support them at all. Julia Colleran Western StudentWreckless editorial defeats its purpose To the editor: As I read Chris Goodenow's commentary in theMay 4 issue of The Front, I thought that he was making a good point at first. Certainly most of us agreethat not all men are rapists, and not all men deserve to be treated as such. Unfortunately, he ended upclosing the article with the implication that women are somehow at fault for acting defensive aroundmen these days. In fact, he left quite a hostile impression I am stunned that he not only trivialized the most recent reported rape on campus by saying, "Another rape has come and gone" as if rape is somekind of weather, but that he expects women to be able to avoid "the few individuals that cause the badreputation for all men" First of all, those individuals do a lot more damage than causing a bad. reputationfor men. If Mr. Goodenow had been raped I don't imagine he'd be able to write so carelessly about thismatter, and strictly from the male side. Second of all, how does he expect women to know which menout there are potential rapists and which ones are not? Consider the fact that many of us have beenraped already often by people we trusted, and do not care to risk it again. Third of all, isn't beingostracized a little more pleasant than being raped? To me it is obvious that his attitude was increasingthe very gap between the sexes he was complaining about. 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Title: 2011 NCAA Division II National Championship
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Title: WWCollegian - 1943 March 12
Date: 1943-03-12
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1943_0312 ---------- WWCollegian - 1943 March 12 - Page 1 ---------- Prexy Clark to Leave College; Van Wreringen Takes Over Student Leader Receives Acceptance From Oregon University Medical School, Entering 'U" Spring Quarter v S T x l f l — N C O T W e s t e r n Washington Colle
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Show more1943_0312 ---------- WWCollegian - 1943 March 12 - Page 1 ---------- Prexy Clark to Leave College; Van Wreringen Takes Over Student Leader Receives Acceptance From Oregon University Medical School, Entering 'U" Spring Quarter v S T x l f l — N C O T W e s t e r n Washington College; Beljinghjm, Washington Friday, March )2, 1943 Portland Bound Volunteers Make Dressings at Edens Hall; Helpers Needed Room Opened For Special Work Girls Urged To Gome Often • Because of the urgent need of surgical dressings by the Red Cross, a room has been opened in Edens hall where the girls may go to make the bandages. Room 129 has been turned over to the girls and they are urged to go there as often as possible. It will be open every week night from 7 o'clock until 8:30, and also on Saturday if enough girls sign up. The unit is directly under the sponsorship of the Red Cross headquarters, and everyone is wel- Of the 2500 bandages provided, 400 have been completed and it is estimated that if enough girls will volunteer at least 2000 a month can be made. Tney are very easily made and zip experience is required. Ttye following rules have been set up for those working on the bandages in the room: 1. No one is to make surgical dressings unless one of the supervisors is present. 2. Wear a cotton dress or smock and cover the hair with a washable kerphjef. 3. Do not work when you are Small Containers • The containers labeled WSSP, placed at various points about the building are for the benefit of the World Student Service fund. This fund is similar to the work of the Red Cross, the difference being, this fund is raised by the students of America to be given to other students who are victims of the war. Money is sent to New York where it is cabeled to Geneva. There it is distributed in the manner in which they see fit. The money is used to buy books, music and recreational equipment for prisoners. It is used to feed and educate the Chinese students, and it is sent to Russia and Greece . to buy food and medical supplies. The money is used in America also to provide a year's education for a Japanese-American student or a refugee student. Special War-Time Courses Offered • This is the first in a series of articles intended to give readers a better picture of war activities being carried on on the campus. Immediately after Pearl Harbor the curriculum was put on a wartime basis, instructors gave freely of their time to teach on night and extra classes. A special bulletin outlining the wartime offering and intended to further the war effort '-in- every: possible way .was issued. Seventy-five men were enrolled in a special radio, class at once. Most of these men are now in active ser- ( vice. •'''"'.•;•:;-•." At the present time members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary are taking advantage of the special night : courses being offered in meteorology, piloting, and seamanship. ; This slimmer, special two-week refresher classes will be given for teachers returning, who hiave a limited amount of time. These courses are intended to give up to lt;Jai£ inr formation on teaching technique in • * * $ f e ^ , - . ^ . ' • " : * - • • '•'. • • • ' . * • - ' • • ' • ' ^ • " . wearing old fingernail polish that might chip, 4. Wash your hands before working. 5. Never throw away a bandage but turn it into the supervisor. Anyone who is interested in helping is asked to contact one of the following: Betty Moles, Nancy Douglass, Betty Ann Groger, or Miss Charlotte Richardson. . . Lieut Ruclcmick —COURTESY HERALD p gt; Lieutenant Herbert C. Ruck-mick, USN, who formerly was a teacher at WWC, is now taking basic training at Ohio State university, Columbus, Ohio. This training will take eight weeks to complete. The first four weeks is called the recognition period; and the last fouF'is the ih-doctrination period in which the men are introduced to Navy regulations and customs. Mrs. Ruckmick is remaining in Bellingham for the present. Naval Reserve Enrolls More • That there is to be a Naval Reserve section, V-12, for men between the ages of 17 and 20, was announced by Dr. Arthur C. Hicks, acting registrar. Those who enroll in the program may not be enrolled in any other of the reserves. Standard physical examinations will be given Friday, April 2, between 9 and 11 a. m., at the Bellingham high school. V-12 is open not only to college men, but also to high school seniors who will be graduated this June. There will be a very small number of WWC students who will;be eligible to enroll in the V-12 reserve, because most of them are already enrolled in other programs, according to Dr. Hicks. "Anyone eligible and interested may come to the registrar's office and, see me for further. information," announced Dr. Hicks. 'Students/Give' • "Every student give to the Red Cross War Chest" is the slogan for the Red Cross drive, March 10 through 17. Declan Barron, general chairman of the. war activity committee, has appointed Bill Wilder as Red Cross Call chairman. He is being assisted by Cheryl Smith, Wade Haggard, Blue Triangle and Alkisiah. "The Red Cross serves as a connecting link' between the armed forces and their families. It stands constantly ready to aid those in distress due to disaster or enemy action. Have you contributed to theVRea^Cfrbstf^-Do^ your part to- • T ^ — - • • • • • . ' ; . . • ' • • • : •'•'':'.-:-'. gt;•.'••.'.':•'••'•.•••' • ;•••• Annual Swim Meet Tonight; Many To Compete in Events • The annual intramural swimming meet will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the college pool. There will be a total of 12 different events for men and Women. The Blue Barnacles are entering at least three strong teams for the women, while the men will have two good teams. In addition to the teams there will be many individuals competing. *• -' The following is a. list of the events to take place: 1. 25 yd. free style—Women. 2. 50 yd. free style—Men. 3. 25 yd. back stroke—Women. 4. 50 yd. back stroke—Men. 5. 25 yd. breast stroke—Women. 6'. 50 yd. breast stroke—Men. 7. Novelty Event—Blue Barnacles. 8. 100 yd. free style—Men. 9. Lifesaving Demonstration (Breaks by Men) (Carries by Women). 10. 100 yd. free style—Women. 11. 100 yd. medley relay—Women. 12. 100 yd. free style relay—Men. The officials for the meet will be as listed: Judges—Three not yet named; Starter, Miss Hawke; Timer, Mr. Carver; Clerks, Mulyaney and Centner; Scorer, Munizza. Don Neal will handle the loudspeaker as master of ceremonies. There will be three places for each event and they will be scored the same as track, 5-3-1. There will be pTenty^ drrb\^f6?st^tetei^ras there will be benches along the sides of the pool and chairs in the balcony so that all who wish to come will have it as comfortable as possible as they watch the meet. Jap Exterminator Barnes Blasts Jap Convoy in Pacific • Clayton Barnes, of Custer, who attended Western Washington College for two years, and later the University of Washington, was one of the fliers who took part in, the recent raid on the Japanese convoy. ' , . .i / ••'.-" He was sent*, overseas as a second lieutenant,,and later was: made a first lieutenant. He is how flying a P-38V and when last heard from was stationed in New Guinea.. He is one of two brothers who are in the Army Air. corps. His brother^ Ray Barnes, is~ now'flying a Pr47 in advanced training: on the East coast;, :.-.,_.'.. _;•„ •'", • gt;,•-:• j{ Dateline . ',;. . March 17, 18, 19— .':• Quarter Exams. ' Friday, March 19— : ^ Spring vacjrtiqn:beghis. ART CLARK Bushell Student AssemblyGuest • Donald Bushell, a member of the WWC faculty, will be the guest artist at next Tuesday's assembly. Bushell is a well known cellist with many outstanding performances to his credit. As a musician, he has a very important standing in the northwest. For the past two summers Bushell has studied with Mischa Schneider, while attending a master craft session at Mills College in Oakland, California. Schneider is the famous cellist who played with the Buda- ..jpe^^String quartet. _ , Last year Bushell appeared as soloist with the University Symphony orchestra. He also recently played in Wenatchee, under the auspices of the Women's Musical organization. He is a member of the Bellingham Music Teacher's quartet and does a good deal of playing in Bellingham. His accompanist will be Miss Edith R. Strange, who is head of the piano department of WWC-Miss Strange has accompanied a good many artists, both here at the college and at many local concerts. Van Aver to Teach English to Soldiers • Albert Van Aver of the English department will, leave at the end of this quarter for Missoula, Montana, where he wiU teach army English in the Montana State university, beginning April 1. "This position," says Mr. Van Aver, "came as a result of the publication of my article, The Study of Literature During the War,' which was published in December, 1942." Mr. Van Aver came here in 1939 from the University of Oregon. He will be on leave of absence for the duration of the war. Madrigals Sung • Last Tuesday in assembly the College Madrigal group presented a program under the direction of Nils Boson. The first part of the program consisted of a group of madrigals which were written in the early 16th and 17th centuries. A medley of Stephen Poster melodies made up the second part of the program. Soloists for the program were Dale Jacobs and Mabel Ode-gaard. '' ~:••'.;. w-j.v. Next Monday the Madrigal group will present; the SterAen^Poster pro-; gram for toe^Rbt^ clubl ; Art Clark, student body president, has received word that he has been accepted by the University of Oregon Medical school in Portland. Mr. Clark plans to leave Western Washington College at the end Of the present. quarter and will enroll in the University of Washington spring quarter. v After putting in a; year's work at the "U" Clark will go to Oregon, January 3, 1944. At the present time, President Clark is a member of the naval reserve. He will transfer to the naval medical reserve in July. Ellen Van Wierin^ gen, senior from Mount Vernon, will take over Clark's duties as president of the associated students; at Western College. 72o 'feolin Course Hr. Day Instructor Boom. ART 1 8 Thurs. 50 1 Fri 51 11 Fri. 120 1 Thurs. 126 10 Thurs. BOOKKEEPING 1 10 Thnrs. ECONOMICS 1 1 Fri. EDUCATION 43 10 Thurs. 43 1 Thurs. 109 3 Thurs. 111 8 Thurs. 131 10 Thurs. 152 By Apt. ENGLISH 3 By AppV 39 1 Thurs. •40 8 Thurs. 40 11 Fri. 41 11 Fri. 41 2 Fri, 50 11 Fri. 51 10 Thurs. 52B . 4 Man.:.••'-. 59 By Appt. 60 10 Thurs. 61 10 Thurs. 64 9 Fri. 65 3 Thurs. 67 10 Thurs. 106 1 Fri. 114 1 Thurs. 132 By Appt 143 1 Fri. •40 9 Fri. FRENCH Conf . By Appt. GEOGRAPHY Breakey .... Plympton ... Plympton ... Plympton ... Breakey ..._ Gragg --—- Arntzen ....... KibbC ........ Kibbe ....;...._ Kangley .... Kibbe :.......... Upshall ... Upshall ..... Cederstrom.. Van Aver ... Van Aver ... Cederstrom.. Van Aver ...; Cederstrom;. Burnet ......... Burnet . Burnet •.-,.....- Kangfeyv gt;„, ---------- WWCollegian - 1943 March 12 - Page 2 ---------- 7 Western Washington College of Education, Bellingham, Washington Friday, March 12, 1943 Jr. High Buys Three Jeeps The price of three jeeps, eighteen Garand rifles, or four small machine guns have been spent in War Stamps by the Campus Elementary school and Junior High school since the. beginning of this school year, the total amount of war stamp sales being $1372.85. There are two sales conducted in the Elementary school every Wednesday, one for the Junior high and the other for the training school. The pupils have a desk for selling stamps both upstairs and on the main floor. The sixth grade takes charge of selling to the elementary children and has a monitor collect stamp money from the various rooms. The most stamps sold in any one day was seven hundred. ' "They have really done a nice job of buying stamps. Each child has his own book and fills it in regularly," was the statement made by Nancy Smith, secretary to Dr. Grim who is director of the Training school. A new flag for the main hall of the training school has been purchased by the children from money secured through the scrap metal drive. More Headaches (Continued from Page One) Course Hr. Day Instructor Room 52 3 Thurs. Hunt _ 105 56 10 Thurs. Hunt, - 105 HANDWRITING * 1 3 8 Thurs. Gragg 230 1 3 3 Thurs. Gragg -.' 220 HEALTH EDUCATION 1 9 Thurs. Countryman 3 50 1 Thurs. McGee 226 52 3 Wed. Weythman.... G59 152 7 Wed. Weythman.... G59 HISTORY 1- 1 Thurs. Arntzen 209 2 . 3 Thurs. Cummins .... 108 102 9 FrL Arntzen 209 117 11 Fri. Arntzen 209 133 10 Thurs. Cummins .... 108 HOME ECONOMICS 5 9 FrL Countryman.. 1 151 By Appt. Countryman.. 3 INDUSTRIAL ARTS - 60 9 FrL Richardson... 1A6 60 1 Thurs. Richardson.... 1A6 62. 1 Thurs. Richardson.... 1A6 71,72,73 9 Fri. Rice 1A4 71,72,73 10 Thurs. Rice 1A4 71,72,73 1 Thurs. Rice :..- 1A4 81,82 By Appt. Hurd ..._ 1A5 109 2 FrL Rice 1A4 LD3RARY 101 9 FrL Snow Lib. 105B By Appt. JSnow Lib. MATHEMATICS 2 1 Fri. - Knapman .... 105 4A 1 FrL Johnston 215 4C 9 Fri. Hunt 105 4C 1 Thurs. x Hunt 105 57B 1 Thurs. Jdhnston .... 220 MUSIC 51 10 Thurs. Boson 241 140 1 Thurs. Bushell 239 160 2 Fri. Boson 241 165 9 Fri. Bushell 239 PHYSICAL EDUCATION—Women 2 10 Thurs. Hawke Gym 2 1 Thurs. Hawke Gym 13 3 Thurs. Hawke Pool 51 8 Thurs. Weythman G59 52 8 Thurs. Hawke G59 84 11 FrL Hawke Gym 91 10 Thurs. Hawke-Wey' Pool PHYSICAL EDUCATION—Men 2 9 FrL Carver Gym 2 2 Fri. Carver Gym 68 11 FrL Lappenbusch G59 74 10 Thurs. Lappenbusch G59 SCIENCE 1 9 FrL Piatt 202 2 10 Thurs. Piatt 203 32 3 Thurs. Kirkpatrick.. 202 60 1 Thurs. Sundquist .... 201 62 9 FrL Johnston 103 72 10 Thurs. Knapman .... 102 72n 8 Thurs. Knapman .... 102 92 1 Thurs. Piatt 203 112 3 Thurs. Sundquist .... 201 112T 10 Thurs. Sundquist .... 201 SHORTHAND 1 2 FrL Lovegren .... 220 2 3 Thurs. Lovegren .... 228 SOCIAL STUDIES 114 11 FrL Cummins .... 108 SPANISH 2 9 Fri. Uilin ._..„. 226 SPEECH _ 1 9 Fri. Hoppe 308 1 11 FrL Hoppe ... 308 55 1 Thurs. George ...J*... 308 120 3 Thurs. George :. 311 TEACHING TECHNIQUE 107a ...9 FrL Johnson C.SAud. 107b 9 FrL Odom .... .C.S.109 l«7c 9 Fri. Erickson ..... 219 TYPEWRITING 1 1 Thurs. Lovegren .... 311 2 By Appt. Lovegren .... 309 Gets Technical tiow'$ ft^? Ralph W. Benner, former student, is now a radio technician at the naval training school at College Station, Texas. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1942, Successful Comedy Repeated by Guild . • "Arsenic and Old Lace," the comedy which had a successful run of four days at the Theatre Guild last week, will be repeated by popular demand again this Friday and Saturday evenings. The fast-moving play under the direction of Lewis H. Frazee is one of the best of the current season. Stage setting, make-up, and light1- ing effects are all. excellent. The Civic Playhouse is located at 120 Prospect street. Former Sfcudes N ow in Nne ws • Patricia Crowley and Lieutenant Charles. ,S. Petty, USN, who attended the Campus school together, were married Wednesday, March 3. Frederick A. Weihe Jr., graduate of WWC, has gone to Lincoln, Neb., to begin training in the army air corps. His wife and two children will remain in Bellingham. The engagement of Annabel Bolster, former WWC student, to Donald G. Sutterlein, was announced last Saturday evening, March 6. The wedding will take place in June. Mrs. May G. Lovegren, head of the Extension department, had as a guest her son Lieutenant Lew Nf Lovegren. He was home on a ten-day leave, having just received his commission in the ordnance school at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Lillian Cure, former WWC student, and Private William J. Rudy, of Portland, Oregon, were married at the bride's home two weeks ago. Edens Entertains The girls of Edens hall entertained their mothers February 27- 28 with a specially planned weekend. A tour of the campus and a 4 o'clock tea comprised the afternoon's events. In the evening an elaborate banquet was served. A childhood theme of decoration and a musical program were the highlights of the occasion. A long expected guest finally arrived. He was Lt. Lew Lovegren, son of Mrs. May Lovegren. Lt. Lovegren recently received his commission in "the United States army. A new addition to the Edens hall family is Oscar, the cat. His appearance is that of a common alley cat but the girls of Edens hall are sure he is of royal blood. It's in the air, it's in the campus, it's in the dorm, it's spring fever. Gamp Candids Bob Thomas, who played varsity football for two years, is still in the Fort Lewis hospital where he has been for about three months with a bad knee. Lloyd 'Jiggs" Harkelroad, another varsity man, only in basketball, is now stationed in Seattle. He is in the Navy. Olle Erickson is now in the east where he is attending a Coast Guard school. He will jgraduate soon and receive a petty officer's rating. Howard "Red" Wright is on his way to Georgia where he will receive instruction in the United States Army paratroopers. As he made the highest grade of his group in the officer tests he was made acting corporal for the group for their trip to the south. Ralph Burgess is now in Camp Roberts, California, being sent there from Fort Lewis. Ralph Major is training for the Navy at Camp Ward, Farragut, Idaho. Doug Monroe, who played football this fall, was home recently from Farragut, Idaho, where he has gone through his training. I t is reported that "Pinky" Bee-croft had a slight run-in with his sergeant the other day at Atlantic City. Nothing serious, just the usual story of private and his superior. Moose Zurline and Ed Muscutt have been shipped to another camp from Fort Lewis where they received their "shots." Lieutenant Charles Kilbourne and Doris Sivertsen, both former WWC students were married in Oregon, on March 4. Lt. Kilbourne was feature editor of the WWCollegian in 1940. Answer—Larry Munizza of Pu-yallup. WILSON ALL-PURPOSE SPORTING EQUIPMENT Morse Hardware Co. Established 1884 Bornstein - Houser Sea Foods Largest Assortment of Sea Foods in the Northwest CENTER OF HOME MARKET PHONE 882 WAACs Need More Women • A special need for women linguists in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corns was announced today by Sergeant Felix Montes of the U. S. Army recruiting office in Bellingham. Women who speak and write Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, French, German, or Italian are very much needed in the WAACs, and are offered opportunities for rapid promotion, Sergeant Montes said. After completing the five-week basic training course, WAACs may be appointed to Officer Training school, or to Army Specialist schools, and upon completion of this training may be assigned to active duty with the army in the United States, or abroad. In no" case will a woman be sent overseas against her will, Montes added. Also badly needed in . t he WAACs are radio operators, mechanics, pharmacists, band instrumentalists, weather observers, stenographers, and telephone and teletype operators. Further information about training, pay . and promotion, may be obtained by the Army Recruiting office in Bellingham. Closed Week Policy All Work; No Play • In order to give students a much needed opportunity to prepare for quarter exams, closed week has gone into effect. Beginning last Monday, the restricted period will last until Friday; March 19. During this time regular club meetings may be, held, but there are to be no parties or social affairs. Edens hall girls will receive no special permission, and no one may go home for the week-end. More Men Leave; Unkie's Orders • Bill Follis, Ed Hickenbottom, and August Burger are the three latest members of WWC who have left school to enter the armed forces. Follis, a freshman from Bellingham, is a.transfer from Washington State college, where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He left February 28, for the Army Air corps, and is now training at Fresno, California. Ed Hickenbottom, Enumclaw, was one of WWC's track stars and a well known Norseman. He now is in the United States Army, as also is August Burger, freshman from Lynden. Alklsiah Helps Red Cross •Alkisiah held its last meeting of the quarter, Monday night at 7:00 in the Edens hall Blue room. Bill Wilder, Red Cross Drive chairman, requested that Alkisiah participate in the drive. Members will be in the Red Cross booth to receive contributions until M^arch 17- Alkisiah members decided to-designate certain hours for working in the surgical dressing room, before and after meetings. The remainder of the evening was spent in listening to selections from Shirley Olson's collection of records. Victor Herbert's Naughty Marietta, The Red Mill, Sweethearts, and the Chocolate Soldier were played. A short biography of Herbert's life was given. BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COU COMPANY BY Bellingham Bottling Works, Inc. 1119 R.R. Ave. Phone 1748 '•i£s: % ---------- WWCollegian - 1943 March 12 - Page 3 ---------- sftriday, Mar lt;-h 12,1943 Vyestem Washington College of Education, Bellingham, Washington Bench Splinters . Winco Prexy collected by j. dorcy 7 « Now that we have laid basketball reverently away we turn our attention to the spring sports. Baseball, bats and gloves are beginning to make their appearances as are tennis rackets. Thinclad hopefulls can be seen examining the track with an air of expectancy. Ludwick, Lowery and some of the other divot-diggers have been observed stealing out towards Lakeway. It is to be hoped that their hopes won't be smashed at the annual. Winco meeting at Seattle this week-end. It is obvious that varsity sports can't be carried on in the style to which they have been accustomed. Probably intramural sports will be substituted but we hope that intercollegiate athletics won't be entirely abandoned as they have a definite place and intramurar sports cannot adequately fill that place. _ ,~~ ,*.. „ . u s know...Pvt. Warren Beecroft Clarence "Pinky" Cummings, who . . . , . specialized i n «th_e st. at*u e og VL-iib^e.r*ty„ writes that Bill Kreuger also is at Biicuauic. » Atlantic City... Don't miss the *p layf for* the- V^ iks^ last fall, reported . . . . . . .. last week to the NTa val. A. .ir* F»o'r ce... sw"i mm" ing m. ee,t . th.i s a„f-t erno. on... Gree Bice j.oggedJm .-t.h. e t.w o and, „a . .T he tim. e;: - 4. ,o',cl»oc_k.' .. The± plaic eJ: s . * »„„ , x *. * the pool...The Unknowns traveled "ha*l"f m~ 7il e in 11:23.3 last week . to d*o wn* ~t o the high school last Tues- break\ his o" wn. , rec.o r„d by* ov_er nine = seconds... Incidentally it was fhc.i s d„ay„ an„d .ab.sor.be-d a sound . d.r ubbing °61Tst~ consecutive w.i n.. .*. Bobby Jones•, from the Southsiders, an lntramur-the golfer, is now a Major... One ai team... ^ reason.. Washington.... copped.... the northern division pennant...All of W i f A f / ) g V/RA ..•- the starting five rank among the ten high scorers in the league... By ALICE FJELLMAN Somas' Gail Bishop really ran wild against Idaho as he set a record Hats are doffed this week to that should stand for some time... the headmen of the HIKING COM-The Stanford-Notre Dame game is MITTEE. From all reports the off for the duration... It is trans- hike was a wonderful success. When portatiori or the aftermath of their all arrived back at the start-fracas last fall when the boys start- ing point they took a swim in the ed playing for keeps...Our apolo- Swimming Pool. gies to Don Bushell who bowled a All students, both men and wom- 196 single last week and it passed en, are asked to turn out to the unnoticed... Dolph Camffli is go- swimming meet at 4 this afternoon ing to play for the Dodgers after in the Physical Education build-a l l . . . The PhiU's.. acquisition., of ing. This swimming meet is Dahlgren may have been a smart sponsored by the Blue Barnacles move...He's not much of a stick- under the leadership of HARRIET er but he's a Fanny Dan with that WEFER, president. glove...The Army is taking up its Due to so many conflicts last option on Harold Hardman, WWCol- Wednesday the Badminton club did legian sports writer... He reports not meet. Attention is called, how-on the 19th.;.Maybe a smoker ever, to the tournament that will could be added to the spring mural be sponsored by them next quar-set- up...If you are interested, let tar. Runnerups Dominate All-Stars; Take Four of Ten Places • The annual all-star team for the second half intramural play has been chosen by Sam Carver, Ernie Ludwick, and the sports staff of the WWCol-legian. Stenson of Hospice, Hickenbottom of Edwards, and Shay of the Unknowns were unanimous choices for first team, and Stephenson got the vote from everyone for a second team position. The numbers, after the ' names indicate the number of votes received. Five for first, two ion second and one for honorable, mention. Fifteen votes was the highest possible to receive: SHAY (15) Unknowns F Stephanson (10) Edwards HICKENBOTTOM (15) Edwards F D. Brown (8) Hospice BARNHILL (11) Daniels ..: C .Bruland (8) Unknown STENSON (15) Hospice -G B. Brown (8) Daniels LEU (13) Daniels G Packard (8) Daniels Honorable Mention: Haggard (6), Unknown; Felton (4), Renegades; Frank (4), Unknown; Morsman (1), Hospice. Cheney Makes Good Showing in East In the latest news as received won 54 to 42 from Valparaiso, In- Thiirsdav night, Eastern Washing- dmna. Wednesday night they _. „ " ' .na, •„ «,„ came through again to win from ton College Savages remained m the ° . - Marysville, Missouri, by an lden-running at the Kansas City small tical score. college tournament by winning their ^he other northwest entry, first two ball games and thus they Eastern Oregon Normal, lost its sec-still have a chance to get into the ond game to put them out of the quarter final round this week-end. running. This leaves Cheney as In the first round Eastern came the one hope for this section. Chen-through to win from a strong pre- ey's victories will not only add to tournament favorite as "Big John" the prowess but also to the confer- Lothspeich made 18 points as they ence as a whole. Big Opening Collegiate Dance FRIDAY, MARCH 12 YANKEE BALLROOM Admission Plus Student Body Ticket 30c BOB HEMPHILL and HIS ORCHESTRA Dancing 8:30-12 Regular Dance Wed., Fri, Sat. Don Bushell, president - of the Western Intercollegiate conference, who will head WWG's delegation to the annual meeting at Seattle tomorrow. Delegates will draw up the schedule for forthcoming spring sports as well as decide on the protested EWC-WWC basketball game.' Sportsman Has Odd Records • One of the last but not the least to be mentioned is this week's sports personality. He came to this school as a transfer from CPS and has played varsity ball here for three years. He has participated in almost every sport at WWC and although he has not been the best in everything there has never been a gamier and more staunch competitor in. the school. This winter he made the trip to the eastern part of the state and made the record in one game of having a foul called on him without even entering the game. He finished his college career in basketball in fine fashion by being veryv' instrumental in the Viking's final win over EWC. Earlier in the season he had a contest with another squad member about which would get the least number of points for the season. He won. It is evidently a habit for him to finish his last game in a thrilling sort of fashion as last fall he pulled the same sort of finish in football as he did in. basketball. Both he and the student lounge fund were recently recipients of a small but tidy' sum with the help of the basketball games. As he is in the Naval Reserves, V-7, he probably will not be called into the service for a while. When he does he surely will be as good as they come for Uncle Sam. WE CALL FOR AND DELIVER GEO. KOPPERDAHL, Manager PHONE 66 61 Hospice Wins Mural Playoff With another/intramural basketball season bringing down its curtain after a very. successful campaign, Hospice Inn proved themselves to be number one team on the campus for the '43 season. Climaxing the second half play by taking two critical games from the Daniels hall quintet, the boys from across the street proved themselves the number one five. Art Stenson, who played very steady ball all season, along with Don Brown carried most of the scoring punch for the winners. Although getting of to a shabby start, Hospice rounded up into a smooth working team. The roster for the new champs consisted of Art Stenson, Don Brown, Mike Smith, Bill Wilder, Dick Morsman, Don Neal, Doug Bailey, Red Wright, and Bob Sar-vis. Sarvis and Wright did not finish the season because they were called into the service while the rest of the group played the majority of the season for Mrs. Stearns' house. Cheney Takes Title; Wins Trip East FINAL WINCO STANDDJGS Team— W. L. Pet. Eastern 14* 2 .888 Central 11 5 .688 Western 10 6* .631 St. Martins 3 11 .214 Pacific Lutheran 0 14 .000 * Indicates game under protest. • For the second year in a row Eastern Washington College walked off undisputed with the WINCO basketball championship, losing only two games in conference play. Those two losses were one each to Western and Central. The last series of the season scheduled for St. Martins and PLC was cancelled and therefore those teams played only 14 games apiece instead of the regular conference number of 16. PLC had lost four of its squad to the Army while St. Martins lost Allensworth and Erickson. The protest game between Western and Eastern will be called to attention Saturday when the coaches have their meeting in Seattle. Next week should tell who won the game. nM-COLAbmfct^rto Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co of Bellingham PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Need Refreshments? EAT TASTY SUNDAES DELICIOUS MILKSHAKES At HILLVIEW 1824 Cornwall Ave. Collegian Cinches Kegling Crown; Hatch, Kerch Wijgh TEAM STANDINGS, w: tv m. Collegian 1. .......... 31 17 .646 Edwards ..29 19 .604 Hospice 25 23 .556 Indeepndents 23 22 .511 PE Dept. 23 25 .479 Faculty 10 35 .222 The Collegian won three games from the Faculty by forfeit, to cinch the winter quarter bowling crown. The Independents nipped Hospice 2 to 1 and Edwards took the PE Department into camp b ythe same score in the other games. Edwards' Bill Hatch, with 192, was high single man, while Don Brown, of Hospice, rolled a 346 total. Hospice Independents Smith 231 McPherson .. 239 Morsman 293 Clark ..... 234 Prince .......... 309 Shay :. 218" Brown 346 Sweeney ...... 296 Dow 209 Erickson gt;....... 293 Total 1388 Handicap ...... 130 Tote! ......... 1410 PE Dept. Edwards Carver 245 Diede „...„..._ .278 Bushell 223 Long ..... 260 Stenson 290 Hatch 323 Haggard 264 Winders 314 Low 253 Kerchan . 294 Handicap ...... 92 Total 1469 Total 1347 Collegian Faculty A. Dorcy 247 Verrill 250 J. Dorcy 322 Bruland ...:.... 277 FORFEIT Campbell ..... 175 Total 1271 FOR THAT AFTER THE SHOW FOUNTAIN SPECIALTY Try • HARDWICK'S Where Friends ]\4eel and Eat 119 W. Magnolia ROCKWOOL . • Tops In Insulation • ' • • ;" Saves Up To Vs of Your FUEL CALL US FOR FREE ESTIMATES Columbia Valley Lumber Co. / BELLINGHAM ---------- WWCollegian - 1943 March 12 - Page 4 ---------- Western Washington College.-of Education. ^Ilingham, Washington vm^y^j^vm ESTABLISHED UM Published Every Friday, Except During the month off September, by the. Aupaated Student*. Western Washington .College of .... Education, Bellingham, Washington Entered at the Postoffice at Bellingham, Washington, as Second Class Matter by . Virtue of the Act of March 8, 1879. Printed by Miller Sutherlen Printing Company, Bellingham, Washington. Subscription Rate, by Mail. $1.00- per year, in Advance. Advertising Rates on Application MEMBER Washington Intercollegiate Press Association 1942 1943 Mcmbtt Associated Cbfleaiafe Press Vol. XLH No. 21 Friday, March 12, 1943 BERNICE SHELLHAMER .Editor Pat Scott .Associate Editor Georgina Voris. .Copy Editor Gloria Campbell.. ...Woman's Editor John Dorcy. Sports Editor Harold Hardman......Associate Sports Irene RadeL .Feature Editor STAFF: Marilyn Turner, Mary Alice Biggs, Pat Murray, and Art -Reilly. Nan Randell, Ivaloe Stillman, Cale Campbell, Margie Sinnett, and Glennis Sundberg. Alice FjeHmaM..._.Business Manager Jean Elaine "Mulvaney Adv. Mgr. Both Burnet......Publications Adviser Editorials • • • • Having heard a good many comments about social life on the campus and problems relating to the Student Lounge, the WWCol-legian this week presents a sampling of student thought on these questions. The Collegian wishes to point out that there are official committees doing good work on these problems, and that they will welcome student opinion at all times. SUPPOCT THE JAPAN AZI SINKING FUND J!fcf WAR SAVINGS 80N0S 6. STAMPS Student Suggestions, Opinions Told Here Compilation of opinions has been made by the WWCollegian on the general subjects of social activities on the campus and the use of the Student Lounge. The opinions were collected by means of a questionnaire which was given out in assembly last Tuesday and are not intended to have any bearing on the work of official committees. The results are as follows: The majority was of the opinion that there is not sufficient entertainment on the campus over the weekends. Two-thirds of the students agreed that they would be willing to help with regular Bee Hours to cut down expenses. A little less than half of the students liked Thursday night as the best night for the Mixed Rec, while others were in favor of Wednesday and Friday nights. More than half would like movies shown in the auditorium on Friday and Saturday nights and the types of pictures most acceptable were comedies, popular, educational, travel, mixed, war effort, and sports. Some voted for just any kind available. This is in line with Cheney's policy of showing movies on the campus. Ideas on Mixed Bee Good Suggestions for making the Mixed Recs more appealing were: better organization, change of nights, contests, more, people, and better advertising. The majority was in favor of inviting off campus organizations mostly service men, to school functions. Additional suggestions for improvements of social life on the campus were: more Rec Hours; place to gather in the evenings; school dance band; community sing; tag dances; more organized hikes; pool open1 1on Sat-^ urday and Sunday afternoons; parties where everyone wears what they please and square dances and Virginia Reels are held; inviting service men to our social functions; and more cooperation in all activities. According to tne above tabulation of figures the vote seems to be in favor of some changes in the social activities. Interest Shown in Student Lounge On the Student Lounge questionnaire the following results were obtained: The expression of opinion by the majority was for the use of the Student Lounge for the duration even if it can't be fully equipped until after the war. The majority also was in favor of using the Lounge with borrowed furniture and a few students knew of people who would be willing to lend furniture to the Student Lounge. Many expressed their desire to have dancing in the Student Lounge, and more than two-thirds are willing to dance on the soft floors if it can be prepared at small expense. The following are suggestions made for the serving of food in the Lounge: Cokes and candy© machines;; volunteer helpers, scheduled or standing committees for the different parts, of service maintenance, cafeteria style, and student control. Many students said "no" to any type of food other than cokes or candy and ice cream bars. Others said "no food until after the war." Oyer half of the opinions were in favor of playing games in the •Lounge. Fewer than half were in favor of allowing smoking. "As soon as possible!' was the majority answer to the question, "What stage of completion would it be advisable to use the Lounge?" Some suggestions were: "put linoleum on the You Can Obtain the BLUEJACKET'S MANUAL At The STUDENT'S GO-OP ea mpt lt;i Girt: "If we become engaged, will yon give me * ringTV Boy:.. ^Certainly, wlutf* your ' • ' . . " . • • « ! * • * Lady: Have S°u retui "l ec^es"? Little Boy: No, ma'am, mine are the brown kind! * * ** Where do you live? / always like to know how fm I can go with a girl. . (Man jumping up and down in garden.) "What are you raising?" "Mashed potatoes." * * • * Twelve coeds at Washington State college are spending the irst half of the semester doing practice teaching, in three Spokane high schools. Then there was the moron who opt off his arms so he could wear a sleeveless sweater 1' ' * » * » The entire Harvard university one-mile relay team has joined the armed forces. (ACP) Father: "Son, why don't you go to school?" Son: "Purely class hatred, father." * * * * A new course, "The Citizen Soldier," designed to explain what every American should know about his country, is being offered by Temple university. (ACP) Did you hear the one about the little moron who saluted the refrigerator? No! After all, he was General Electric. ' • • • * » ~* To permit boys to attend one or two semesters of college before they are called for military service, Rutgers university will admit a freshman class in June. (ACP) Davy Jones Molds Under Sea Brawl • Mysteries of the deep were revealed at the Sophomore class rec hour last Friday night, in the little gym. Everyone who went, walked the plank to Davy Jones' locker where they ran into big fishes, little fishes, and all kinds of fishes, including an'octopus, starfish, and seaweeds on every side. These were the novel decorations devised by Dorothy Miller, chairman of the rec hour, and her committee. • " • Dancing was to the music of several top orchestra recordings, and lasted from 8:30 to 11:30. soft floor and wax it for dancing," "as soon as there are a few chairs and table";. "when it is comfortable." BARBERSHOP NATIONAL BEAUTY SHOP 1306 Cornwall Av. Phone 1165 BUSSES BELLINGHAM TO SEATTLE 6:30 a. m. and hourly, ori half-hour until 6:30 p. m., then 8:30 p. m, Additional trips Sundays and holidays at 7:30 and 9:30 p. m.. Two Trips Daily to Vancouver Frequent Schedules to All Points East and South NORTH COAST LINES Magnolia and State Ph. 5004 Examples of Student Lounges In Other Golleaes^ivtn • Since the WWC student union, room is now well on its way to completion, ideas from other student lounges have been found and are here give$. Cactus plants have more uses than just furnishing "scenery" for movies about the "Wild West," Mrs. Nell Hutchinson, director of the Texas union, student recreation center atf the University of Texas,, has discovered. Gas rationing brought a request from students for a Saturday night- "night club" of their own, and the result was the Longhorn room of the union. The room is complete with red checkered tablecloths, student floor show, a nickelodion for dance music—and cactus. « The cactus, Which Mrs. Hutchinson and some student helpers dug up and transplanted themselves, serve a number of purposes other than decoration. The heavy "pots" in reality, pre-ration coffee cans-keeps the table cloths in place; the sand in which the cactus is planted is a protection against any small blaze, such as burning paper napkins; and the plants serve as windbreakers for the candles with which the tables are lighted. Glennis. Sundberg, WWC sophomore who previously attended State Teachers College at McCloud, Minnesota, gives a description of the student lounge of that school. "The large room which is only a little bit larger than the one here, is divided into four small ones. One room each for dancing, cards, table tennis and lounging," Miss Sundberg said. "The latter room is equipped with furniture, rug, and a radio." She also explained that the only food sold there is candy and cokes, and that one student is paid to manage the selling of it. In the dancing room there are a linoleum floor and a nickelodeon, she said, and the room was open on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. ' "The whole idea worked out swell and really filled the need for such a social room," Miss Sundberg commented. Black Ink • AIR MAIL—V MAIL Stationery UNION Printing Co. 1421 Cornwall Ave. . Just North of Postoffice KEEP FIT With HIGH POTENCY , VITAMINS At your friendly Drug Co. Corner State and Holly Phone 224 Ross Now Div It's Dr. Allen Boss now. Mr. Ross, Social Science instructor in the junior high school has received his doctor's degree from the Graduate School of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Ross's thesis, which was a study of the: participation of laymen in school policy making, included an intensive study of citizens' counsel pit education as developed by Alonzo Grace, commissioner of education in Connecticut. r Before attending Yale, Dr. Ross went to the University of Chicajgo. From there he obtained a teaching assistantship at Yale in elementary education and psychology. His wife and child were with him during his two year program at Yale. '•' Also faculty news is the an-nQuncement that Miss Josephine Buriey of the Art department at /, Central Missouri state teachers college at Warrensburg will participate in the summer workshop. Rations Affect QUANTITY But QUALITY Is the Same AT. 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Identifier: wwu:3438
Title: 1983 Janell Powers
Date: 1983
Description: Hurdles (1983-1986); WWU All-Century Track and Field Team (2000); BAE (1987), MEd (1990) Western Washington University
Digital Collection: Women In Sport At Western
Type of resource: still image
Object custodian: Special Collections
Local Identifier: WSW_1983-0005

Identifier: wwu:4417
Title: 1971 Bond Hall: Snowstorm
Date: 1971
Description: Photo dated: "FEB 17 1971". Original inventory #667.4b
Digital Collection: Campus History Collection
Type of resource: still image
Object custodian: Special Collections
Related Collection: Campus History Collection
Local Identifier: CHC-BH_1971-0006

Identifier: wwu:6699
Title: 1978 Ride-Share/Commuter Car Pool Board
Date: 1978
Description: Additional print available
Digital Collection: Campus History Collection
Type of resource: still image
Object custodian: Special Collections
Related Collection: Campus History Collection
Local Identifier: CHC-VU_1978-0005

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